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South Korea industrial output up 1.3% in November

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's industrial output rose 1.3 percent in November from a month earlier thanks to increased auto and memory chip production, state data showed Tuesday.

The rise in production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries compared with a revised fall of 1.7 percent in October, state-run Statistics Korea said.

Output in manufacturing alone rose 1.4 percent from a month ago, bolstered by production of cars and semiconductors that rose by nine and 2.9 percent, respectively.

Production in the service sector however shrank 0.3 percent on month, after inching up 0.8 percent in October and 0.3 percent in September.