Domestic sales rose 3.7% in January. Export sales were up by 5.7%.

Output of the vehicle manufacturing segment climbed 11.3% in January, with output of the pharmaceutical segment rising 11.3% and output of the oil refining segment climbing 20.2%.

Data from KSH suggest that overall industrial output had increased by a y.o.y. 7.7% in January, according to workday-adjusted figures, accelerating from December’s 4.7%.

In a month-on-month comparison, output rose 4.3% in January according to seasonally- and workday-adjusted data. In December, output was down 1.6% from a month earlier.