Japan's industrial production declined as estimated in February, final data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed Wednesday.
Industrial production was down 2.3 percent month-on-month in February, in line with preliminary estimate. On a yearly basis, output plunged 7 percent.
The decline in shipments was confirmed at 1 percent. At the same time, inventories dipped 0.9 percent instead of the initial estimate of 0.8 percent.
Capacity utilization slipped 2.6 percent on month versus a 5.9 percent rise in January.
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