SEOUL JJ Redick Jersey , Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Prices for imported products in South Korea rose for three straight months in September due mainly to more expensive crude oil, central bank data showed Wednesday.
The import price index stood at 82.62 in September, up 1.7 percent from a month earlier, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). It continued to rise from July Allen Iverson Jersey , marking the highest in seven months.
The import prices are reflected in consumer prices with a certain time gap. Higher import prices were attributed to more expensive crude oil, which affects the broad range of products manufactured here.
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Prices for imported raw materials increased 2.7 percent, with those for intermediate products rising 1.8 percent.
Those for imported capital and consumer goods inched up 0.2 percent and 0.3 percent each last month.
Meanwhile, the export price index gained 0.9 percent in September from the previous month, continuing to rise for the third consecutive month.
BEIJING Customized Philadelphia 76ers Jerseys , Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed mixed Tuesday with nonferrous metal and steel sectors leading the decline.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.19 percent to close at 3,372.04. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.04 percent higher at 11,275.34.
Combined turnover on the two bourses stood at 389.6 billion yuan (58.9billion U.S. dollars), down from 545.9 billion yuan the previous trading day.
Sectors including nonferrous metal and steel dragged down the Shanghai index with their sub-indices dropping 1.85 percent and 1.09 percent respectively.
Shandong Iron and Steel Company shed 2.05 percent to close at 2.39 yuan per share, and China Northern Rare Earth High-tech lost 2.6 percent to close at 14.98 yuan.
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