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Korea's kimjang costs and kimchi buying habits
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Kimchi-making costs fall about 4% this year, but more Koreans are buying it ready-made
Cabbage and radish are cheaper after a bumper autumn harvest, so a household's kimchi-making bill is down about 4%. Yet 41.4% of homes now buy kimchi instead.