Thursday, March 13, 2008

Japan Jan Revised Industrial Output -2.2% M/M Vs -2.0% Prelim

Japan Jan Revised Industrial Output -2.2% M/M Vs -2.0% Prelim

TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The Japanese government Thursday said that industrial output in Japan fell 2.2% on month, revised down from a 2.0% decrease it reported two weeks ago.

Revised industrial production data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry also showed that shipments slipped 1.0% during the month, while inventories dropped 1.4%.

The data showed that the January factory operating ratio fell 2.5% from the previous month.

Web site: http://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/index.html

-By Tomoyuki Tachikawa, Dow Jones Newswires; 813-5255-2929; tomoyuki.tachikawa@dowjones.com

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March 13, 2008 00:42 ET (04:42 GMT)


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