Consumer prices here soared again in October for the first time in three months on public utility cost hikes despite a slowdown in external supply pull factors - such as oil and agricultural good prices - Statistics Korea said Wednesday. According to data from the authority, Korea s consumer prices rose by 5.7 percent from a year ago. The figure reached its peak at 6.3 percent in July, but slowed down for the next two months at 5.7 and 5.6 percent, respectively.