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  "id": 4961892,
  "title": "Consumer prices up 3.1% in August amid high oil prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/consumer-prices-up-3-1-in-august-amid-high-oil-prices-4961892",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T23:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260902/consumer-prices-up-31-in-august-amid-high-oil-prices"
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  "summary": "Korea's consumer prices moved up 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated. According to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics, consumer price growth hovered above 3 percent in August, accelerating from a 2.8 percent on-year rise in July. The August increase was led by fuel prices, with diesel prices rising sharply by 19.6 percent and gasoline prices…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Consumer prices up 3.1 pct in Aug., jump back to 3 pct levels",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/urgent-consumer-prices-up-3-1-pct-in-aug-jump-back-to-3-pct-levels",
        "published": "2026-09-01T23:00:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Consumer prices up 3.1% in August amid high oil prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/consumer-prices-up-3-1-in-august-amid-high-oil-prices",
        "published": "2026-09-01T23:17:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}