TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output fell 9.6 percent in December from the previous month, government data showed, posting the biggest drop on record and a bigger decline than a median market forecast for a 9.0 percent drop.
Following is a table of Japan's industrial production.
Previous figures may be revised. Economists' median forecast for November output is in parentheses:
DEC NOV OCT INDEX (adjusted month-on-month): Output -9.6 (-9.0) -8.5 -3.1 84.6 Shipments -8.0 -8.4 -3.0 86.0 Inventories +0.1 +0.8 +1.8 110.5 Inventories/shipments ratio +6.5 +12.9 +3.9 135.3 (unadjusted year-on-year): Output -20.6 -16.6 -7.1 87.1
METI's forecasts for manufacturers' output (seasonally adjusted month-on-month percentage change):
JAN (PREVIOUS FORECAST) FEB
-9.1 (-2.1) -4.7
To view the full tables, click on http://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/index.html (Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Chris Gallagher)