Japan April factory output falls 0.9% month-on-month
FILE PHOTO: Newly manufactured cars of the automobile maker Subaru awaiting export are parked at a port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan March 27, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's factory output fell in April by 0.9% from the previous month, better than a median market forecast for a 1.4% drop, government data showed on Friday.
Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect seasonally adjusted output to increase 9.0% in May and decline 3.4% in June.
(Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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