TOKYO, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output rose 1.6

percent in October, revised data showed on Friday, suggesting

that factory output may have bottomed out while the broader

economy is seen in a recession in the face of the global

slowdown.

The figure compared with an initial reading of a 1.8 percent

increase and followed a 4.1 percent decline in September, data

from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) showed.

The capacity utilisation index rose 1.6 percent in October

from a month earlier to 82.4, the data showed.

To view the full tables, go to the METI website:

http://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/tyo/iip/index.html

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