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Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations
Periodic Survey of Staple Commodities: Synthetic detergent price rose in May across the country
The periodic survey of staple commodities conducted in May excluded strawberries from the listing for Goyang-si of Gyeonggi-do, Wonju-si of Gangwon-do, Daegu metropolitan city, Changwon-si and Jinju-si of Gyeongnam, following their replacement by other seasonal fruits owing to the customary seasonal changes.
The areas which turned out to experience the highest and lowest consumer prices for staple commodities and services were as follows:
The areas which turned out to have the highest consumer prices by item were: Goyang: rice (52,750 won); Gwangju: Chinese cabbage (1,526 won); Incheon: lettuce (2,372 won); Changwon: spinach (1,515 won) and turnips (1,189 won); Busan: strawberries (3,690 won); Ulsan: melon (3,177 won); Changwon: Korean beef (5,760 won); Daegu: pork (1,640 won); Goyang: chicken (5,760 won); Incheon: imported beef (3,386 won); Jeju: mackerel (3,583 won); Busan: tofu (1,844 won), dried anchovies (1,982 won) and laver (1,683 won); Cheongju: eggs (2,146 won); Jinju: ramen (495 won); Daegu: ham (2,618 won); Jeonju: milk (1,690 won); Ulsan: yogurt (530); Suwon: fruit juice (2,157); Seoul: bottled water (369); Ulsan: soju (958); Seoul: beer (1,243); Changwon: powdered milk (18,701 won); Wonju: Choco-Pie (1,920 won) and coffee (8,527); Ulsan: canned tuna (1,385 won) and sugar (2,771 won); Suwon: flour (2,673 won); Wonju: sesame oil (5,511 won) and corn oil (3,855 won); Gwangju: chili sauce (6,142 won); Daegu: toothpaste (1,967 won); Jinju: synthetic detergent (11,000 won); Busan: boxed tissue paper (5,395 won); and Jinju: diapers (26,872 won).
The areas which turned out to have the lowest consumer prices by item were: Daejeon: rice (42,500 won); Chuncheon: Chinese cabbage (912 won); Jeju: lettuce (1,433 won); Goyang: spinach (668 won); Jeju: turnips (484 won); Daejeon: strawberries (1,083 won); Chuncheon: melons (1,021 won); Ulsan: Korean beef (4,089 won); Wonju: pork (1,351 won); Jinju: chicken (3,627 won); Jeju: imported beef (1,385 won); Gwangju: mackerel (1,283 won); Goyang: tofu (1,163 won); Jeju: dried anchovies (1,089 won); Goyang: laver (931 won); Jeju: eggs (1,572 won); Daegu and Daejeon: ramen (463 won); Jeonju: ham (2,328 won); Goyang: milk (1,600 won) and yogurt (297 won); Wonju: fruit juice (1,724 won) and bottled water (268 won); Daegu: soju (859 won); Goyang: beer (1,128 won); Wonju: powdered milk (15,400 won); Chuncheon: Choco-Pie (1,718 won); Daegu: coffee (7,931 won); Cheongju: canned tuna (1,269 won); Jeonju: sugar (2,545 won); Changwon: flour (2,459 won); Jeonju: sesame oil (4,792 won); Goyang: corn oil (3,170 won) and chili sauce (5,546 won); Jeonju: toothpaste (1,676 won); Changwon: synthetic detergent (8,149 won); Ulsan: boxed tissue paper (4,193 won); and Chuncheon: diapers (23,886 won).
The consumer price of stable commodities rose slightly over the preceding month across the country, with the price of synthetic detergent in Suwon city showing the greatest price increase - 22.6% - from 7,844 won in April to 9,618 won in May.
The areas with the highest consumer prices compared with those with the lowest consumer prices of the survey items as follows: the price of rice in Goyang was 24.1% higher than that in Daejeon; the price of Chinese cabbage in Gwangju was 67.3% higher than that in Chuncheon; the price of lettuce in Incheon was 67.3% higher than that in Jeju; the price of spinach in Changwon was 126.8% higher than that in Goyang; the price of turnips in Changwon was 145.7% higher than that in Jeju; the price of strawberries in Busan was 240.7% higher than that in Daejeon; the price of melons in Ulsan was 211.2% higher than that in Chuncheon; the price of Korean beef in Changwon was 40.7% higher than that in Ulsan; the price of pork in Daegu was 21.4% higher than that in Wonju; the price of chicken in Goyang was 58.8% higher than that in Jinju, and the price of imported beef in Incheon was 142.7% higher than that in Jeju.
The survey also revealed that the price of mackerel in Jeju was 179.3% higher than that in Gwangju; the price of tofu in Busan was 58.6% higher than that in Goyang; the price of dried anchovy in Busan was 82.0% higher than that in Jeju; the price of laver in Busan was 80.8% higher than that in Goyang; the price of eggs in Cheongju was 36.5% higher than that in Jeju; the price of price in Jinju was 6.9% higher than that in Daegu; the price of ham in Daegu was 12.5% higher than that in Jeonju; the price of milk in Jeonju was 5.6% higher than that in Goyang; the price of yogurt in Ulsan was 81.8% higher than that in Goyang; the price of fruit juice in Suwon was 25.1% higher than that in Wonju; the price of bottled water in Seoul was 37.7% higher than that in Wonju; the price of soju in Ulsan was 11.5% higher than that in Daegu; the price of beer in Seoul was 10.2% higher than that in Goyang; the price of powdered milk in Changwon was 21.4% higher than that in Wonju; the price of Choco-Pie in Wonju was 11.8% higher than that in Chuncheon; the price of coffee in Wonju was 7.5% higher than that in Daegu; the price of canned tuna in Ulsan was 9.1% higher than that in Cheongju; the price of sugar in Ulsan was 8.8% higher than that in Jeonju; the price of flour in Suwon was 8.7% higher than that in Changwon; the price of sesame oil in Wonju was 15.0% higher than that in Jeonju; the price of corn oil in Wonju was 21.6% higher than that in Goyang; the price of chili sauce price in Gwangju was 10.7% higher than that in Goyang; the price of toothpaste in Daegu was 17.3% higher than that in Jeonju; the price of synthetic detergent in Jinju was 35.0% higher than that in Changwon; the price of boxed tissue paper in Busan was 28.7% higher than that in Ulsan; and the price of diapers in Jinju was 12.5% higher than that in Chuncheon.
(See Consumer Information Corner for a detailed survey outcome by region and item)
▶ Contact: Choe Eun-mi, Program Secretary (02-774-4050) |
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Green Consumer Network
Ceremony Held to Organize a Mobile Phone Recycling Campaign
Revenue from Mobile Phone Recycling Being Used for Residents in Underground Spaces
As mobile phone sets are shipped or sold in large volumes these days, the number of cast-off phone sets is increasing rapidly and many of them are dumped. It has been estimated that some 40 million phone sets lie abandoned in closets at home. Only 4.9% of mobile phone sets were recycled in 2004. The recycling required ratio for 2005 is 11.9%.
1. Phone sets dumped in waste bags greatly affect the environment in the incineration or filling process.
Phone sets contain contaminating substances such as lead, mercury, cadmium, beryllium and arsenic. The poisonous substances generated by the incineration process can cause lethal damage to the human body and the natural environment.
2. Retired mobile phone sets will be recycled into resources to help needy people currently facing economic hardship.
Valuable metals (gold, silver, palladium, cobalt, etc.) are extracted by recyclers by crushing the abandoned phone sets. More jobs will be created in the electronic recycling field.
3. Producers and mobile phone service companies are being urged to do their utmost to help collect the retired phone sets.
Though the EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) system was introduced for mobile phone sets in 2005, recycling is insufficient as the new system has not yet been fully implemented. The phone set producers and mobile phone service companies should ensure that retired phone sets are recycled by actively building up a system for recollecting retired phone sets jointly with the government and NGOs.
4. Let’s participate in the Green Sharing Campaign to use earnings from retired phone set recycling!
Some citizens are reluctant to help recollect or recycle retired phone sets in the belief that they may have some monetary value. In the United States, citizens donate their retired phone sets so that the revenue may be used for such valuable applications as the UNICEF service fund. If you donate your retired phone set, it will be contribute to a laudable purpose by sacrificing the small sum of money you may get by selling it on.
♣ Funds raised from recycling retired phone sets are used to purchase air ventilators or fresh air flower bases for the most needy people living in underground spaces (moisture, fungus, and odors are harmful to children and the elderly), including families supported by a teenager, those entitled to basic subsistence support, and low-income families with just one parent. Roughly 20 retired phone sets can help with the purchase of one air ventilator unit.
The Campaign for Recycling Mobile Phone Sets is a Green Sharing Campaign designed to revive your environment, economy and neighborhood.
Retired phone sets are a valuable resource. Recycle retired phone sets to help those facing economic hardship rather than hanging on to them.
♣ Information regarding the Practice of Small Sharing Actions
1) Don’t dump retired phone sets in waste bags.
2) Collect and send retired phone sets to the collection centers listed below (including battery and battery-chargers).
3) Let’s sign a Green Sharing Statement for donating retired phone sets.
**** Collection centers for retired phone sets ****
@ Green Consumer Network Offices across the nation
Seoul: 02.3273.9973; Goyang: 031.912.6641; Incheon: 032.421.6112;
Ansan: 031.485.1199; Pyeongtaek: 031.654.4998; Cheonan: 041.578.9898;
Daejeon: 042.625.5809; Daegu: 053.428.9798; Pohang: 054.252.2216;
Busan: 051.818.5117; Jeju: 064.711.7818
@ Manufacturers’ Directly Managed Stores or Service Centers
Samsung, LG Electronics, Pantec & Curitel Communications, SK Teletec, Motorola, Nokia, Sanyo, Hanhwa, Telson Electronics, Seowon Telecom, Casio, VK, and KTFT (collect regardless of manufacturers)
▶ Contact: Lee Won-hui, Chair, Recycle & Community Committee, Green Consumer
Network (02-3273-7117) |
