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The Korea Herald
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THE INVESTOR
March 29, 2024

Economy

Korea’s industrial output rises in March

  • PUBLISHED :April 30, 2019 - 11:41
  • UPDATED :April 30, 2019 - 11:41
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South Korea’s industrial output edged up 1.1 percent in March from a month earlier due in part to increased production of semiconductors and the service sector, government data showed on April 30.

The data compiled by Statistics Korea showed the output of semiconductors rose 3.6 percent in March from a month earlier, while production in the service sector increased 0.2 percent on-month.


Semiconductors are a key export product for Korea, home to Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chip maker, and its smaller rival SK hynix.

Kim Bo-kyoung, director of Statistics Korea’s industry statistics division, said the low-base effect in February partly contributed to the increase in industrial output.

Retail sales also rose 3.3 percent in March from a month earlier due in part to increased sales of cosmetics, as well as air purifiers and clothes dryers over fine dust pollution that blanketed Korea.

Retail sales were the highest in 49 months and gained 2.4 percent on-year last month.

Facility investment also rebounded in March, going up 10 percent on-month on the back of increased imports of airplanes and wireless communications over setting up fifth-generation mobile networks. Facility investment also marked the highest rise in 24 months.

By Ram Garikipati and newswires (ram@heraldcorp.com)

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