The country’s industrial output rebounded in June for the first time in three months. 

According to Statistics Korea on Thursday, the index for the nation’s overall industrial production came to 113-point-eight in June, up one-point-two percent from a month earlier. 

It marks the first rise after two consecutive decreases, zero-point-seven percent in April and one-point-one percent in May.

Retail sales, a key indicator of consumption levels, increased zero-point-five percent in June from a month earlier, while facility investment fell three-point-seven percent, continuing a downward trend for the fourth month in a row. 

The composite coincident indicator, which measures the current phase of the business cycle, saw a zero-point-one point fall in June from a month earlier.

The composite leading indicator, which projects the outlook for the business cycle, posted a zero-point-two point rise on-month.