• On a monthly basis, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.0% in August, after gaining 0.1% in the prior month, official data showed on Tuesday, beating economists’ median forecast for a 0.3% rise in a Reuters survey.
• Annual inflation, which accelerated for the first time in seven months, also topped the 2.7% expected by economists, and marked the quickest since April. It followed a 2.3% rise in July, which was the slowest in 2 years.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/skoreas-inflation-quickens-above-forecast-keeping-policymakers-watch-2023-09-04/