Japan September factory output rises more than expected
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FILE PHOTO: A worker walks near a factory at the Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, Japan February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's factory output in September rose 1.4% from the previous month, versus a median market forecast for a 1% rise, government data showed on Thursday.
Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect seasonally adjusted output to jump 8.3% in October and fall 3.7% in November.
Separate data showed Japanese retail sales in September rose 0.5% from a year earlier, well below the median market forecast for a 2.3% rise.
(Reporting by Satoshi SugiyamaEditing by Chang-Ran Kim and Christian Schmollinger)
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