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October Inflation Up 2.8% Amid Rising Processed Foods and Dining Out Costs... Hovering Around 3% for Half a Year

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October Inflation Up 2.8% Amid Rising Processed Foods and Dining Out Costs... Hovering Around 3% for Half a Year

According to the October Consumer Price Trends released by Statistics Korea on the 3rd, the consumer price index last month stood at 120.73 , up 2.8 percent from the same month last year.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF

    SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+4.1% 30d

    Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF-19.2% 30d

    iShares MSCI South Korea ETF holds stocks listed in South Korea, which this story is about (“korea”).

  • EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF-1.9% 10d

    iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in South Korea

  • EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-2.9% 30d

    VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from South Korea.

  • EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-0.0% 30d

    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes South Korea

  • WMT Walmart+14.9% 30d

    Walmart (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • AMZN Amazon.com-7.0% 30d

    Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (TIP)

Companies tied to this story

  • TIP Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (TIP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “October Inflation Up 2.8% Amid Rising Processed Foods and Dining Out Costs... Hovering Around 3% for Half a Year.” Reason on file: iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • XLP Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “October Inflation Up 2.8% Amid Rising Processed Foods and Dining Out Costs... Hovering Around 3% for Half a Year,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • WMT Walmart

    Walmart (WMT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “October Inflation Up 2.8% Amid Rising Processed Foods and Dining Out Costs... Hovering Around 3% for Half a Year.” Reason on file: Walmart (variety stores): big consumer-goods sellers feel price rises in costs and shopper demand. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • COST Costco Wholesale

    For “October Inflation Up 2.8% Amid Rising Processed Foods and Dining Out Costs... Hovering Around 3% for Half a Year,” Costco Wholesale (COST) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Costco Wholesale (variety stores): big consumer-goods sellers feel price rises in costs and shopper demand. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • PG Procter & Gamble

    Procter & Gamble (PG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “October Inflation Up 2.8% Amid Rising Processed Foods and Dining Out Costs... Hovering Around 3% for Half a Year.” Reason on file: The Procter & Gamble (soap, detergents, cleang preparations, perfumes, cosmetics): big consumer-goods sellers feel price rises in costs and shopper demand. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

  • KO Coca Cola

    Coca Cola (KO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “October Inflation Up 2.8% Amid Rising Processed Foods and Dining Out Costs... Hovering Around 3% for Half a Year.” Reason on file: The Coca-Cola (beverages): big consumer-goods sellers feel price rises in costs and shopper demand. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

Ishares Tr (TIP)

On 3 Nov 2026, “October Inflation Up 2.8% Amid Rising Processed Foods and Dining Out Costs... Hovering Around 3% for Half a Year” is the story that connects Ishares Tr (TIP) to this story.

The link for Ishares Tr (TIP) is this: iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLP) is here too. Its reason reads: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story

Dates and price levels for Ishares Tr (TIP)

TIP traded between 103.77 and 105.67 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 105.27. WMT traded between 103.39 and 124.28 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 123.51. XLP traded between 80.10 and 83.07 across 11 sessions. The latest close on file is 81.02.

What the saved facts support for Ishares Tr (TIP)

46 out of 100

“October Inflation Up 2.8% Amid Rising Processed Foods and Dining Out Costs... Hovering Around 3% for Half a Year” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.