[THE INVESTOR] Korea's industrial output rose for three consecutive months in January on recovering exports, Statistics Korea said on March. 1.
Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industires inched up 1.7 percent in January from a year earlier.
It had increased by 4.2 percent in December and 5.3 percent in November.
Chips and electronics industries also saw a 3.3 percent gain in January, rebounding from a 0.5 percent drop in December from the previous month.
on-year, production in the service sector increased by 2.7 percent while retail sales moved up 4 percent.