SEOUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) - South Korea's industrial production in July fell by a seasonally adjusted 0.4 percent from June, data showed on Wednesday, missing market expectations and adding to concerns about sputtering economic growth.
On the year, industrial output -- which covers manufacturing and mining production -- also grew a slower-than-expected 3.8 percent in July, Statistics Korea said in a statement.
Analysts surveyed by Reuters had forecast industrial output would rise by a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent over the preceding month and 6.5 percent from a year earlier.
The composite leading indicator, a measure of where Asia's fourth-largest economy is headed, was up 2.0 percent in July from a year earlier, quickening for a third straight month.
(Reporting by Kim Yeonhee; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner) Keywords: KOREA ECONOMY/OUTPUT
(yeonhee.kim@thomsonreuters.com)(+822 3704 5646)(Reuters Messaging: yeonhee.kim.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)
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