South Korea’s producer prices posted growth for the first time in five months in July.  
 
According to the Bank of Korea on Monday, the producer price index reached 101-point-84 last month, up one tenth of a percent from a month earlier.
 
The index turned up after dropping for four straight months due to falling oil prices.
 
The rise was led by a hike in the prices of farm products, which surged eight-point-four percent.
 
Prices of lettuce, spinach, cucumber and Chinese cabbage doubled or tripled last month from the previous month.
 
The overall index of agricultural and fishery products rose one-point-five percent, while service prices also increased point-two percent in July.
 
The price index that measures price changes in each stage of production decreased by point-two percent to 96-point-84 last month, falling for the fourth consecutive month.