TOKYO: Japan’s factory production edged up in October, ending a three-month slide and adding to signs that the global supply chain crunch may have been easing before the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Higher output of cars and factory equipment lifted overall production 1.1% from September, the economy ministry reported yesterday.
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