Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Economic Buzz: Japan Industrial Production Shows Modest Upturn In March

Industrial Production in March increased 0.2% from the previous month, showing an increase for the fourth consecutive month. It showed a decrease of 7.3% from the previous year. The index in March was 89.8(seasonally adjusted). Production and Shipments increased, Inventories and Inventory Ratio decreased. According to the Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Production is expected to increase in April and to decrease in May. Industrial Production shows signs of picking up at a moderate pace.

According to the Survey of Production Forecast in Manufacturing, Production is expected to increase 0.8% in April and to decrease 0.3% in May.
Source by Commodity Insights

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