
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a factory during sunset at Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, Japan, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
December 27, 2019
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory output fell 0.9% in November, government data showed on Friday, slightly less than the median market forecast for a 1.4% fall.
Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect output to advance 2.8% in December and rise 2.5% in January, the data showed.
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(Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)