51.   He and Morgan said the Ministry of International Trade and Industry may have to revise down its forecast for gains in industrial output in coming months.

52.   However, companies are still cutting costs by reducing payrolls, and industrial output is increasing at a slow pace, Matsushita said.

53.   In Asian trading, the dollar was buoyed against the yen by news of weaker-than-expected industrial output in Japan.

54.   In fact, exports have slowed this year, and industrial output fell in April.

55.   In New York yesterday, bonds were little changed, halting a three-day rally, after the report of higher industrial output.

56.   Increased demand for autos, in particular, helped Japanese manufacturers boost industrial output in September.

57.   INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT STALLS Industrial output fell in September for the first time in five months as cool weather curbed electricity consumption, the Federal Reserve Board said.

58.   Industrial output has registered steady, solid gains.

59.   In the last two years, industrial output has grown nearly a percentage point more than originally reported.

60.   Indicators out this week include a report tomorrow on October industrial output.