South Korea January industrial output and retail slaes both decline

South Korea January data.

January industrial output -2.3% m/m

  • expected -3.1%, prior +3.9%

and -4.1% y/y

  • expected -2.0%, prior +4.4%

Retail Sales -0.6% m/m

  • prior +0.2%

Service Sector Output -0.8% m/m

  • prior +1.1%

I’ll come back with more on South Korea. January data was in the aftermath of the brief attempt at a military coup in the country.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

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