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Japan November factory output down 0.6 percent month/month - METI

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese industrial output unexpectedly fell 0.6 percent in November, down for the first time in three months, government data showed on Friday, in a sign of a fragile recovery from recession.

The result compared with the median estimate of a 0.8 percent gain in a Reuters poll of economists. It followed a 0.4 percent rise in October.

However, manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect output to rise 3.2 percent in December and increase 5.7 percent in January, the data showed.

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(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Chris Gallagher)