[THE INVESTOR] South Korea’s industrial output advanced for the third month in a row in July, a government report showed on Aug. 31.
Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries rose 1.6 percent last month from a year ago, according to the report by Statistics Korea.
The July figure marks the third straight month of advance, following a 4.7 percent jump in May and a 0.8 percent gain in June.
From a month earlier, industrial output also climbed 1.4 percent production in the service sector added 2.7 percent from a year earlier.
For all industries, output moved up 3.2 percent on-year in July but retreated 0.1 percent from a month earlier, the report said.
(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)
Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries rose 1.6 percent last month from a year ago, according to the report by Statistics Korea.
The July figure marks the third straight month of advance, following a 4.7 percent jump in May and a 0.8 percent gain in June.
From a month earlier, industrial output also climbed 1.4 percent production in the service sector added 2.7 percent from a year earlier.
For all industries, output moved up 3.2 percent on-year in July but retreated 0.1 percent from a month earlier, the report said.
(theinvestor@heraldcorp.com)