TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders
rose 1.6% in December from the previous month, government data
showed on Thursday.
The growth was lower than a 3.0% increase expected by
economists in a Reuters poll and marked the first gain in two
months after a 8.3% decrease in November.
On a year-on-year basis, core orders, a highly volatile data
series regarded as a leading indicator of capital spending in
the coming six to nine months, slipped 6.6%, versus a forecast
for 6.0% contraction, the Cabinet Office data found.
For the full table, go to the website of the Cabinet Office: (Reporting by Kantaro Komiya
Editing by Chris Reese)
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