SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industrial output moved up in June from a month earlier, data showed Friday, with retail sales and facility investment also gaining ground.

Industrial production added 2.3 percent last month from May, according to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics.

Output in the mining and manufacturing sector, a key pillar of the economy, shot up 6.4 percent on the back of the automobile industry.

Retail sales, a gauge of private spending, rose 2.7 percent over the period, led by durable goods, such as cars.

Facility investment also shot up 5.8 percent in June from a month earlier, the data showed.

colin@yna.co.kr

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