SEOUL: South Korea’s inflation hit its lowest level in more than 15 years in February owing to slumping oil prices, state data showed on Tuesday, fuelling concerns about deflation in the country.

Consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in February from a year earlier—further slowing from January’s 0.8 percent, state-run Statistics Korea said.

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