Consumer prices rise ahead of Chuseok

"Tteok," or traditional Korean rice cakes, is displayed at a traditional market in central Seoul on Sept. 6, 2026. The total cost estimated to prepare an ancestral memorial table rose 1.2 percent from a year earlier to 302,500 won (US$224.72) due mainly to a rise in chicken and egg prices, industry data showed. (Yonhap)

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