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The Korea Herald
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THE INVESTOR
March 29, 2024

Economy

Korea’s industrial output up in Sept.

  • PUBLISHED :October 31, 2017 - 09:41
  • UPDATED :October 31, 2017 - 09:41
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[THE INVESTOR] Korea’s industrial output rose slightly for the third consecutive month in September from a month earlier, government data showed on Oct. 31.

Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries climbed 0.1 percent on-month in September, following an adjusted 0.1 percent rise in the previous month, according to the data by Statistics Korea.

From a year earlier, industrial output also jumped 8.4 percent last month.

Production in the service sector added 1.3 percent on-month, with a 5.4 percent on-year rise.

Retail sales gained 3.1 percent on-month, turning around from a 0.9 percent drop in August.

For all industries, production rose a six-month high of 0.9 percent.

By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)

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