Japan’s industrial output increased 2.2 percent in September from the previous month, the first growth in three months, government data showed Friday.
The seasonally adjusted index of production at factories and mines stood at 102.8 against the 2020 base of 100, marking a turnaround from a downwardly revised 1.5 percent decline in August, according to preliminary data released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
Out of 15 surveyed industries, 13 sectors, such as metal products as well as inorganic and organic chemicals, recorded growth, while two, transport equipment, excluding motor vehicles, and steel and non-ferrous metals, declined.
The METI maintained its basic assessment of industrial production from the month before, saying it “fluctuates indecisively.