South Korea\'s industrial output expanded 1.8 percent last month from a year earlier, hinting that export recovery boosted production in the manufacturing sector, a government report showed Friday. All-industry index, which gauges overall industrial activities, stood at 132.7 in November, up 1.8 percent from a year before, according to Statistics Korea. The figure was a rebound from a 0.5 percent contraction in the previous month. From a month earlier, the index rose 1.1 percent last month, rebounding from a 0.3 percent fall for October. Output in the mining, manufacturing and electricity & gas sectors expanded 2.9 percent in November from a year before, with the production increasing 2.3 percent on an on-month basis.