On a yearly basis, industrial output dropped by 1.4% in November, the first fall in three months, and after a 1.1% increase in October.
Separate data showed Japanese retail sales expanded 5.3% in November from a year earlier. That was roughly in line with the median market forecast for a 5.0% gain and marked the 21st consecutive month of expansion since March 2022.
Compared with the previous month, retail sales grew 1.0% in November, following a 1.7% decline in October, the data showed.