India, Feb. 2 -- Industrial output in South Korea jumped a seasonally adjusted 4.6 percent on month in December, Statistics Korea said on Monday.
That beat forecasts for an increase of 0.4 percent following the upwardly revised 0.3 percent contraction in November (originally -0.7 percent).
On an annualized basis, industrial output climbed 5.3 percent - again topping expectations for 0.7 percent and up from 0.1 percent in the previous month.
The Index of All Industry production in December increased 2.3 percent on month and 1.4 percent on year.
The Manufacturing Production Index rose 4.4 percent on month and 5.5 percent on year. The Manufacturing Shipment Index jumped 8.2 percent on month and 2.0 percent on year. The Manufacturing Invent...