Japan’s February factory output falls 0.1% m/m

JAPAN’S factory output unexpectedly fell, by 0.1 per cent, in February from the previous month, versus the median market forecast for a 1.4 per cent rise, government data showed on Friday.

Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect seasonally adjusted output to increase 4.9 per cent in March and rise 3.3 per cent in April. REUTERS