-- South Korea's overall industrial output increased 0.3% month-on-month in March, decelerating sharply from a 5.3% monthly rise in February, according to data from Statistics Korea released Thursday.
The construction and public administration indices fell by 7.3% and 3.3%, respectively, in March from the prior month, while the index for the service, mining and manufacturing industries added 1.4% and 0.3%, respectively.
Total industrial production increased by 3.6% in March from the same month in 2025, after a 2.3% yearly decline in February.