South Korea's overall industrial output, consumption and investment all increased in January. 

According to Statistic Korea on Friday, the country's overall industrial output increased one-point-two percent on-month in January. 

Industrial output grew zero-point-three percent in November and shrank half of a percent in December, but rebounded in January. 

Retail sales, an economic indicator for consumption, increased one-point-seven percent in January from the previous month.

Corporate investment jumped six-point-two percent, the largest growth since March of last year when it grew ten-point-one percent. Corporate investment also posted growth for three straight months, the first time this has occurred since the period between October 2016 and January 2017.   

This marks the first time that industrial output, consumption and corporate investment -- three major economic indicators -- all posted growth since November last year.