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  "id": 4542651,
  "title": "July Output Stays Flat, Retail Sales Drop, Facility Investment Jumps by 5-Month High",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/july-output-stays-flat-retail-sales-drop-facility-investment-jumps-by",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T01:35:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=203927"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[Economy] : Industrial output remained flat and retail sales slowed down in July, while facility investment jumped by the largest margin in five months. According to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics on Monday, industrial production stayed unchanged in July from a month earlier, when output rose ... [more...]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Industrial output flat in July; retail sales down, facility investment up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/urgent-industrial-output-flat-in-july-retail-sales-down-facility",
        "published": "2026-08-30T23:00:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Industrial output flat in July; retail sales down, facility investment up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/industrial-output-flat-in-july-retail-sales-down-facility-investment",
        "published": "2026-08-30T23:27:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}