Seoul, Feb 28 (IANS) Industrial output in South Korea rose for two consecutive months in January as business activities were strong despite less working days due to the Lunar New Year holiday, a government report showed Friday.
Production in all industries, including manufacturing, service, construction and public administration sectors, grew 1.4 percent in January from a month earlier after gaining 0.4 percent in the previous month, Xinhua reported citing the Statistics Korea.
Output in mining and manufacturing industries inched up 0.1 percent in January after expanding 2.4 percent in the previous month. It was attributable to a fall in business days caused by the Lunar New Year holiday that moved to January this year from February last year.
Production in the construction sector jumped 9.7 percent last month with service and public administration rising 0.9 percent and 4.2 percent respectively.