19.10.201702:49:00UTC+00Japan All Industry Activity Recovers In August

Japan's all industry activity recovered in August, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed Thursday.

The all industry activity index edged up 0.1 percent month-on-month in August, offsetting a 0.1 percent fall in July. However, the pace of growth was weaker than the expected 0.2 percent.

A 2.3 percent decrease in construction activity and a 0.2 percent fall in tertiary industry activity were offset by a 2 percent expansion in industrial output.

On a yearly basis, growth in all industry activity slowed to 1.7 percent in August from 2 percent in July.