South Korea's industrial output fell 0.7 percent in July from a month earlier amid an economic slowdown, data showed Thursday.
The decrease came after the output remained unchanged on-month in June, according to the data from Statistics Korea.
Retail sales, a gauge of private spending, fell 3.2 percent over the period.
Facility investment also slipped 8.9 percent on-month in July, the data also showed.
Source: Yonhap News Agency