首尔，10月1日：周四公布的一项调查显示，韩国9月工厂活动以四个月来最快速度增长，出口需求以15年半以来最快增速扩张，由芯片和汽车行业引领。
SEOUL, Oct 1 : South Korea's factory activity grew in September at the strongest pace in four months, as export demand hit the fastest pace in 15-1/2 years led by the chip and auto sectors, a survey showed on Thursday.
- 由标普全球发布的采购经理指数（PMI）9月为53.9，高于8月的52.3，为5月以来最高。该指数连续第10个月保持在50荣枯线以上。
• The purchasing managers index (PMI), published by S&P Global, stood at 53.9 in September, up from 52.3 in August and the highest since May. The index remained above the 50 mark separating expansion from contraction for a 10th consecutive month.
- 标普全球市场情报经济学家乌萨马·巴蒂表示：“新订单和产出增长均达到约五年半以来最高，传闻证据常将扩张归因于半导体和汽车行业的共同强劲。”
• "Both new orders and production growth hit the highest for around five-and-a-half years, with anecdotal evidence often linking the expansions to the combined strength of the semiconductor and automotive sectors," said Usamah Bhatti, economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.
- 产出以2021年3月以来最快速度增长，新订单以2021年2月以来最快速度增加。新出口订单增幅为2011年3月以来最大，欧洲和亚洲表现尤为强劲。
• Output rose at the sharpest rate since March 2021, while new orders increased at the fastest since February 2021. New export orders jumped most since March 2011, with notable strength seen in Europe and Asia.
- 制造商对未来一年的乐观情绪升至八个月高位。
• Manufacturers' optimism for the year ahead improved to an eight-month high.