TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Industrial output in May fell a seasonally adjusted 0.3 pct from April, according to revised data issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The ministry's initial estimate was that industrial output had declined by 0.4 percent.
The ministry said shipments in May had been 0.2 percent higher than in April. It had initially estimated a rise of 0.1 percent rise.
Inventories fell a revised 0.4 percent, instead of by 0.3 percent, as initially estimated.
The production capacity index for factories and mines was at 94.2 in May, down 0.4 percent from April.
The seasonally adjusted operating ratio was at 105.0 in May, 0.4 percent higher than in April, the ministry said.
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