TOKYO (AP) — Japan's industrial production climbed for the fourth straight month in February, but the government warned Wednesday output would plunge in the coming months due to production and supply disruptions following the March 11 tsunami disaster.
Factory output, a key measure of overall economic activity, rose 0.4 percent from January on the back of strong demand for cars and machinery, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said.
The February result was better than an average market forecast of a 0.1 percent decline by the Kyodo News agency.
But the government warned that Japanese industrial production would fall sharply in the coming months due to the March …
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