TOKYO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output fell 8.1 percent in November from a month earlier, posting the biggest fall on record and a bigger fall than a median market forecast for a 6.8 percent drop.
Manufacturers' output, the core component of production, is expected to fall 8.0 percent in December and decrease 2.1 percent in January, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed on Friday.
Industrial output fell 1.3 percent in July-September from the previous three months, marking the third straight quarter of declines. (Reporting by Hideyuki Sano; Editing by Chris Gallagher)