Japan's 2025 industrial output rises 0.8%, 1st increase in 4 years

TOKYO - Japan's industrial output in 2025 grew 0.8 percent from the previous year, marking a rise for the first time in four years, helped by increases in the production of electronic parts and devices, government data showed Friday.

The index of production at factories and mines in 2025 stood at 102.0 against the 2020 base of 100, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a preliminary report.