2024-04-12 01:14:17 ET
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Industrial production in Japan declined by 0.6% month-over-month in February 2024, compared with flash data of a 0.1% drop, following a 6.7% plunge a month earlier which was the steepest decrease since May 2020.
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Yearly, industrial output fell by 3.9% in February, the fourth straight month of contraction and the steepest pace in the sequence.
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Japan's Nikkei 225 ( NKY:IND ) rose 0.31% to close at 39,564 on Friday.
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( USD:JPY ) is trading at 153.21.
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Japan's industrial output falls more than initially anticipated to 0.6% in February