[Photo] Frightening Lunar New Year Prices

Prices for traditional holiday table offerings are rising ahead of the Seollal holiday. According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT), a survey conducted on the 21st of 28 Seollal seasonal items across 17 traditional markets and 27 large retail stores nationwide showed that traditional markets averaged 263,283 KRW, while large retailers averaged 362,680 KRW. This represents a 14.0% increase from 230,972 KRW last year in traditional markets, and a 14.1% increase from 317,923 KRW in large retailers. On the 24th, citizens were seen shopping at Mangwon Market in Mapo-gu, Seoul. / Reporter Moon Honam munonam@

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