Mumbai, Oct. 15 -- Japan's industrial production index was at 101.9 in August, marking a 2.4% drop from the previous month and a 2.7% jump from the previous year, according to the revised report from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI).
The index of inventories went down by 0.6% and the inventory ratio increased by 1.7% month-on-month, while the shipments index decreased by 2.9%.
Year-on-year, the shipments index rose by 1.5%, while inventories and the inventory ratio fell by 2.0% and 1.9%, respectively.
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