Japan factory output slips 0.3 percent in August

Japan's industrial output rose 0.3 percent in July from the previous month, official data showed Tuesday, better than market expectations of a 0.3 percent fall.The rise comes a day after Japan unveiled an 11 billion dollar stimulus and announced monetary steps to safeguard a fragile economy and curb the impact of a strong yen.Industrial output in August is expected to rise 1.6 percent, and 0.2 percent in September, the ministry of economy, trade and industry said.

Japan's industrial output rose 0.3 percent in July from the previous month, official data showed Tuesday, better than market expectations of a 0.3 percent fall.The rise comes a day after Japan unveiled an 11 billion dollar stimulus and announced monetary steps to safeguard a fragile economy and curb the impact of a strong yen.Industrial output in August is expected to rise 1.6 percent, and 0.2 percent in September, the ministry of economy, trade and industry said.

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Japan's factory output rose for a seventh straight month in September, data showed Thursday -- the latest sign the world's second largest economy is slowly recovering from a deep recession.Industrial production increased 1.4 percent in September from August, extending its longest unbroken expansion in 12 years, as car makers boosted their output in response to recovering demand, the government said.The rise beat market forecasts for a gain of 0.9 percent, and followed an increase of 1.6 percent in August.

Japan's factory output rose for a seventh straight month in September, data showed Thursday -- the latest sign the world's second largest economy is slowly recovering from a deep recession.Industrial production increased 1.4 percent in September from August, extending its longest unbroken expansion in 12 years, as car makers boosted their output in response to recovering demand, the government said.The rise beat market forecasts for a gain of 0.9 percent, and followed an increase of 1.6 percent in August.

The Markit/CIPS Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to a 15-month high of 51.4 in December from an upwardly revised 49.2 in November – a far stronger increase than any predicted in a Reuters poll of 24 economists.

Japan's factory output growth came in at a slower-than-expected 0.2 percent in April, official data showed on Thursday, as the world's third-largest economy mounts a lumbering recovery.The rise was below the market's forecast of a 0.5 percent boost, after revised factory output data for March showed growth of 1.3 percent, according to Dow Jones Newswires.The economy, trade and industry ministry put a positive gloss on the latest figures, saying output "continues to show an upward movement".

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