Industrial production in South Korea was up a seasonally adjusted 3.0 percent on month in December, Statistics Korea said on Friday.
The beat forecasts for an increase of 1.3 percent, which would have been unchanged from the November reading.
On a yearly basis, industrial production added 0.4 percent - also topping expectations for a flat reading following the 3.4 percent annual decline in November.
The index for all industry production was up 0.9 percent on month and 1.8 percent on year in December. The Manufacturing Production Index added 2.8 percent on month and 0.2 percent on year.
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
Economic News
What parts of the world are seeing the best (and worst) economic performances lately? Click here to check out our Econ Scorecard and find out! See up-to-the-moment rankings for the best and worst performers in GDP, unemployment rate, inflation and much more.