Consumer price growth in South Korea has remained below one percent for the fifth month in a row,... signaling low consumer and investor sentiment.<br />According to Statistics Korea on Tuesday,... consumer prices edged up 0-point-7 percent on-year in May... far lower than the Bank of Korea's target goal of two percent.<br />The agency attributed the sluggish inflation to low domestic demand... and a drop in the prices of petroleum goods compared to the same period last year.<br />Analysts say the continuing slow increase might lead to a decrease in consumer spending and private investment.<br />
