国际英语资讯:S.Koreas industrial activity falters, with private consumption falling
<p><span word="SEOUL">SEOUL</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 29-- <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="faltered">faltered</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="falling">falling</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Production">Production</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="Output">Output</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> 0.4 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="inched">inched</span> <span word="up">up</span> 0.1 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="reduced">reduced</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> 1.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="and">and</span> 0.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="Sales">Sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="durable">durable</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span>, <span word="retreated">retreated</span> 2.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="durables">durables</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beverage">beverage</span> <span word="dipped">dipped</span> 0.5 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Facility">Facility</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> 0.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> 5.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="Construction">Construction</span> <span word="completed">completed</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="works">works</span>, <span word="slipped">slipped</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="September">September</span> 2016 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="simultaneously">simultaneously</span>.</p>
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