Japan All Industry Activity Falls For Third Month

(RTTNews) - Japanese all industry activity fell for the third straight month as expected in October, official figures showed on Tuesday.

The index was down 0.2% month-on-month, exactly in line with analyst expectations, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said. It followed a 0.8% drop in September.

Industrial production fell 2% in October after a 1.6% decline in the prior month, while government services were down 0.2%.

These were partly offset by a 0.5% increase each in services and construction.