S. Korea's industrial output grows 0.2 pct in Oct

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output grew for a fourth
straight month in October as factories produced more semiconductors and visual
and audio equipment, amid signs of a faster-than-expected economic recovery, a
government report showed Monday.

According to the report by the Statistics Korea, production in the mining and
manufacturing sectors expanded 0.2 percent last month from a year earlier. This
marked an advance for four straight months since July when production started to
grow after a protracted slump.
The latest output figure is lower than a 3.9 percent annual advance predicted in
a poll conducted by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news arm of Yonhap News Agency.
Production fell 3.8 percent from a month earlier, the report showed.
kokobj@yna.co.kr
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