Japan February factory output rises 0.1% month/month

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FILE PHOTO: Chimneys of a steel factory are pictured at an industrial area in Kawasaki, Japan, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
FILE PHOTO: Chimneys of a steel factory are pictured at an industrial area in Kawasaki, Japan, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output rose 0.1% in February, government data showed on Thursday, coming in below a median market forecast for a 0.5% rise.

Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect output to increase 3.6% in March and 9.6% in April, the data showed.

For the poll story click here https://www.reuters.com/article/japan-economy-output-idUSL3N2VR4F7.

For the full tables on METI's website http://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/tyo/iip/index.html.

(Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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