TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s factory output in September rose 1.4% from the previous month, versus a median market forecast for a 1% rise, government data showed on Thursday.
Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect seasonally adjusted output to jump 8.3% in October and fall 3.7% in November.
Separate data showed Japanese retail sales in September rose 0.5% from a year earlier, well below the median market forecast for a 2.3% rise.
(Reporting by Satoshi SugiyamaEditing by Chang-Ran Kim and Christian Schmollinger)
