(South Korea's clothing and footwear prices rose to the highest level in nearly 11 years in March)-according to the consumer price index released by the South Korean Statistical Office on the 23rd, the price of clothing and footwear commodities rose 6.1% in March this year compared with the same period last year, hitting a new high of nearly 11 years and 4 months after November 2011 (6.3%). According to the product category, the prices of children's wear (9.6%) and casual wear (6.9%) have increased significantly. Women's wear rose 5.4% and men's wear increased by 3.6%. Clothing washing, repair and rental prices increased by 12.2%. The price of footwear increased by 5.9%.