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TOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Japan's tertiary sector index of service industry activity rose 0.4 percent in October from the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday, above a market median forecast for a 0.2 percent decline. [JPTERT=ECI]
Details were as follows (previous month's figure may be revised; economists' median forecast in parentheses):
OCT SEPT OCT INDEX Tertiary index +0.4 (-0.2) -0.7 108.8
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Source: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
(Reporting by Hideyuki Sano)