The segment accounted for 28% of manufacturing output during the month.
The detailed data show output of the electrical equipment segment, which made up 11% of manufacturing output, edged down 0.8%.
The output of the computer, electronics and optical equipment segment, accounting for 9% of manufacturing, fell 1.5%.
The output of the food, drinks, and tobacco segment, which made up 12% of manufacturing sector output, rose 10.3%.
KSH confirmed that headline industrial output rose 1.8% in February, increasing for the first month in about a year.
February output rose 1.4% when adjusted for the number of workdays
In a month-on-month comparison, output increased a seasonally- and workday-adjusted 3.5%.
For the period January-February, industrial output edged down 0.9% year-on-year.
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