Japan April factory output unexpectedly rises 0.8% month-on-month
BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 05/28/26 07:55 PM EDTTOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Japan's factory output unexpectedly rose 0.8% in April from the previous month, versus the median market forecast for a 0.9% drop, government data showed on Friday.
Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect seasonally adjusted output to rise 5.1% in May but decrease 0.4% in June. (Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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