Thursday, August 30, 2007

Japan July industrial output -0.4 pct mth/mth

Aug 31, 2007 - Japan's industrial production fell0.4 percent in July from a month earlier, compared with a medianmarket forecast for a 0.5 percent fall.

Manufacturers' output -- the core component of production -- is expected to rise 6.8 percent in August but fall 2.5 percent in September, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed on Friday.

The ministry said industrial output is in a flat trend, keeping the same assessment for the third straight month.

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