Consumption in October was negative after three months.



While production in the service industry increased, production in the manufacturing industry decreased, and all industrial production remained unchanged from the previous month.



According to the'October Industrial Activity Trends' released by the National Statistical Office today (30th), all industrial production (excluding seasonal adjustments and agriculture, forestry and fisheries) last month showed a flat 0.0% compared to the previous month.



All-industrial production rebounded from -0.8% in August to 2.2% in September, but fell again due to the consolidation in October.



Mining production fell 1.2%, of which manufacturing production fell 1.3%.



Because exports have declined.



Retail sales, showing consumption trends, fell 0.9%.



It is a decrease in 3 months since July (-6.0%).



Facility investment decreased by 3.3%, decreased in August (-4.3%) and increased in September (7.6%), but turned to negative (-) again.



The actual construction period that construction companies actually constructed decreased by 0.1%.



The cyclical fluctuation of the coincident index, which represents the current economy, rose 0.5 points from the previous month.



The cyclical fluctuation of the leading index, an index that predicts the future economy, also rose 0.4 points from the previous month.



The coincidental index and the leading index cyclically increased for the fifth month, the longest consecutive increase in 21 years and two months after the 12th consecutive increase from September 1998 to August 1999.