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S. Korea's industrial output up 0.5% in Nov. on chip production

28 December

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South Korea's industrial output saw a modest 0.5% increase in November from the previous month, bouncing back from a 1.8% decline, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.

This improvement was significantly influenced by a substantial 12.8% rise in semiconductor production.

Year-on-year, the industrial output experienced a 2.5% increase.

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