Seoul gimbap prices climb nearly 6 percent

The average price of a gimbap (seaweed rice roll) in Seoul reached 3,838 won ($2.72) in June, up 5.9 percent from a year earlier.

Sliced gimbap arranged on a black platter at a busy Seoul restaurant.
Gimbap is displayed at a restaurant in Seoul on Aug. 17. The average price of one roll of gimbap in Seoul was 3,838 won ($2.72) in June, up 5.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the Korea Consumer Agency.

Gimbap (seaweed rice roll) is displayed at a restaurant in Seoul on Aug. 17. The average price of one roll of gimbap in Seoul was 3,838 won ($2.72) in June, up 5.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the Korea Consumer Agency.