South Korea's industrial output rose one-point-one percent last month,... thanks to increased production of semiconductors and stronger activity in the service sector.<br />According to Statistics Korea Tuesday,... semiconductor production rose three-point-six percent in March from a month earlier, while production in the service sector edged up zero-point-two percent..<br />Retail sales jumped three-point-three percent from a month earlier on the back of stronger sales of domestic appliances and cosmetics.<br />Sales growth in machinery and transport equipment also led to a ten percent spike in facility investment. <br />
