S. Korea's domestic manufacturing supply falls in Q1

SEOUL, May 9 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's domestic supply in the manufacturing industry fell for the third consecutive quarter due to shrinkage in both domestic production and imported manufacturing products, statistical office data showed Thursday.

The index of domestic manufacturing supply, which includes locally produced and imported manufacturing products, came in at 102.5 in the January-March quarter, down 2.4 percent from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea.