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

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
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a factory during the sunset at Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, Japan, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

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TOKYO: 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.

Manufacturers 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.

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For the full tables on METI's website: http://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/tyo/iip/index.html

(Reporting by Daniel Leussink)

Source: Reuters