S. Korea's Aug. industrial output grows 1.2 pct

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output grew for a second
straight month in August mainly due to brisk activity in the semiconductor and
transportation equipment sectors, a government report showed Wednesday.
According to the report by the National Statistical Office (NSO), production in
the mining and manufacturing sectors expanded 1.2 percent last month from a year
earlier. This marked the second month of on-year expansion.
The August figure, however, is lower than a median estimate of a 1.9 percent
advance in a poll conducted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news arm of Yonhap
News Agency. Output contracted 1.3 percent from a month earlier.
kokobj@yna.co.kr
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