(LEAD) Industrial output, retail sales, facility investment down in Aug.

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SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output lost ground in August from a month earlier, data showed Wednesday, with retail sales and facility investment also backtracking in a triple whammy for the first time since May.

Industrial production lost 1.3 percent from a month earlier in August, according to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics.

Output in the mining and manufacturing sector, a key pillar of the economy, slipped 4.8 percent, due mainly to the automobile industry.

Machinery production rose 3.1 percent in August from a month earlier, while automobile production fell 24.8 percent due to reduced output of recreational vehicles.

It was the sharpest decline in automobile production since the 34.9 percent drop recorded in May 2020. The latest decline was apparently due to the summer vacation season and a strike.

Output in the rubber and plastic industry fell 11 percent due to reduced tire production, the report showed.

The service sector output, on the other hand, edged up 0.5 percent.

Output in the information and communication sector rose 4.7 percent, while output in the wholesale and retail sector fell 0.7 percent.

Retail sales, a gauge of private spending, moved down 1.8 percent over the period, led mostly by durable goods, including cars.

Sales of semidurable goods, such as clothes, rose 0.4 percent, while sales of durable goods, such as cars, fell 4.5 percent, the report showed. Sales of nondurable goods, including cosmetics, slipped 1.6 percent.

Facility investment plunged 9.5 percent from a month earlier in August, the latest findings showed.

Investment in transportation equipment fell 32.8 percent, offsetting a 1.6 percent increase in machinery investment, the latest findings showed.

Automobiles awaiting export are parked at a port in the southeastern industrial city of Ulsan, in this file photo taken May 12, 2026. (Yonhap)

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(LEAD) Industrial output, retail sales, facility investment down in Aug.

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首尔，9月30日（韩联社）——周三公布的数据显示，韩国8月份工业产出较上月有所下降，零售销售和设施投资也出现下滑，这是自5月份以来首次出现三重打击。

根据国家统计局的数据，8月份工业生产环比下降1.3%。

采矿和制造业是经济的重要支柱，但该行业的产出下降了 4.8%，主要原因是汽车行业的下滑。

8月份机械产量比上月增长3.1%，而由于休闲车产量下降，汽车产量下降了24.8%。

这是自2020年5月汽车产量下降34.9%以来的最大降幅。此次产量下降显然是由于暑假和罢工造成的。

报告显示，由于轮胎产量下降，橡胶和塑料行业的产量下降了 11%。

另一方面，服务业产出小幅增长了0.5%。

信息和通信行业的产出增长了 4.7%，而批发和零售行业的产出下降了 0.7%。

零售额（衡量私人支出的指标）在此期间下降了 1.8%，主要原因是耐用品（包括汽车）的下滑。

报告显示，半耐用品（如服装）销售额增长0.4%，而耐用品（如汽车）销售额下降4.5%。非耐用品（包括化妆品）销售额下滑1.6%。

最新数据显示，8 月份设施投资较上月下降了 9.5%。

最新调查结果显示，运输设备投资下降了 32.8%，抵消了机械设备投资 1.6% 的增长。

这张摄于2026年5月12日的资料照片显示，在韩国东南部工业城市蔚山的一个港口，等待出口的汽车停放在那里。（韩联社）

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