Seoul, Nov. 28 -- South Korea's industrial output posted its steepest decline in nearly six years in October, driven by a strong base effect from the robust readings in the previous month, data showed on Friday, as per a report by Pulse, the English service of Maeil Business News Korea.

As per the news report, data released by the Ministry of Data and Statistics, the country's overall industrial output declined 2.5 per cent to 112.9 in October from a month earlier.

It is the largest decline since a 2.9 percent fall in February 2020, as per the Pulse news report.

The index fell in April and May before rebounding in June and July.

It lost 0.3 per cent in August and rose 1.3 per cent in September, showing a pattern of alternating monthly...