Japan April factory output rises 2.5per cent month/month - govt

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Japan's factory output rose 2.5per cent in April, government data showed on Monday, compared with a median market forecast for a 4.1per cent increase.

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a factory during the sunset at Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, Japan, January 16, 2017.

Toru Hanai/File PhotoManufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect output to fall 1.7per cent in May and rise 5.0per cent in June, the data showed.For the full tables on METI's website: http://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/tyo/iip/index.html

 

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