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Japan's factory output up 0.2pc on-month in March

Published April 30, 2013 Updated April 30, 2013 05:33am

TOKYO: Japan's factory output in March expanded 0.2 percent in March from the previous month, official data showed Tuesday.

The figure, slightly lower than market expectations of a 0.4 percent rise, marked the fourth consecutive monthly expansion in the country's industrial production, said the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry.