Industrial production in South Korea was up a seasonally adjusted 1.3 percent on month in March, Statistics Korea said on Friday.
That exceeded expectations for a decline of 0.2 percent following the downwardly revised 0.3 percent increase in February.
On a yearly basis, industrial production climbed 3.7 percent - missing forecasts for an increase of 4.0 percent following the downwardly revised 6.3 percent increase in the previous month (originally 6.4 percent).
The index of all-industry production was up 1.5 percent on month and 3.1 percent on year.
