TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s industrial output rose 8.0% in July from the previous month, posting a second straight month of gains in a tentative sign of a pick-up in factory activity from the coronavirus-induced slump, government data showed on Monday.
That compared with a median market forecast for a 5.8% increase in a Reuters poll, the data showed.
Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect output to rise 4.0% in August and increase 1.9% in September, the data showed.
For the full tables on METI’s website:
http://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/tyo/iip/index.html
(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
