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Japanese factory output rises for first time in three months
Published Mon, Feb 29, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
JAPAN on Monday posted its first factory output expansion in three months, official data showed, offering some rare good news after a string of weak figures threw cold water on recovery hopes.
The upbeat figures - a 3.7 per cent rise on-month in January - comes as investors look for clues about the state of the world's No 3 economy.
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