South Korea's industrial output continued to grow in August from a year earlier, but it seems to be losing its growth momentum in recent months in the face of deepening uncertainties in global markets, a government report showed Friday.

   According to the report by Statistics Korea, production in the mining and manufacturing industries expanded 4.8 percent last month from a year earlier. The July figure marked straight output growth from July 2009 onwards.

   The output, however, shrank 1.9 percent compared with a month earlier, marking the second consecutive on-month contraction, following a 0.3 percent decline tallied in July, the report showed.

Source: Yonhap News (Sept.30, 2011)