South Korea’s industrial output dropped in October from the previous month, ending three consecutive months of a rise mainly due to a slump in the auto industry, data by Statistics Korea showed Thursday.
Compared to the previous year, industrial output also dipped 5.9 percent as of last month.
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Production of vehicles dipped 11.3 percent last month from September.
Production dropped 1.1 percent on-month in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries, while the service sector also lost 1.7 percent, while retail shed 2.9 percent on-month.
But Statistics Korea said that it is a brief adjustment and that the upward trend would continue.
(khnews@heraldcorp.com)
Compared to the previous year, industrial output also dipped 5.9 percent as of last month.
![](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2017/11/30/20171130001096_0.jpg)
Production of vehicles dipped 11.3 percent last month from September.
Production dropped 1.1 percent on-month in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries, while the service sector also lost 1.7 percent, while retail shed 2.9 percent on-month.
But Statistics Korea said that it is a brief adjustment and that the upward trend would continue.
(khnews@heraldcorp.com)
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