Roundup: S. Korea's CPI rises 2.3 pct in December

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's consumer price inflation hovered above 2 percent for the fourth successive month amid the local currency's depreciation versus the U.S. dollar, statistical ministry data showed Wednesday.

Consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.3 percent in December from a year earlier, after gaining 2.1 percent in September, 2.4 percent in October and 2.4 percent in November, according to the