S. KOREA’S INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT INCREASED 2.1 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY

Highlights –

• S. Korea’s industrial output increased 2.1 percent in February.
• The index gauging industrial production came to 111.6 last month.
• Retail sales however fell 0.8 percent from a month earlier.
• The Bank of Korea (BOK) forecast the Korean economy to grow 3 percent in 2021.

Statistics Korea on Wednesday reported that the country’s ind....