81.   The trade ministry unveils production figures for July on Friday.

82.   This is because official manufacturing production figures are at odds with survey evidence from the Confederation of British Industry.

83.   This year, platinum supplies are expected to be closer to actual production figures, analysts said.

84.   To be sure, bonds got a boost from a revision to May industrial production figures showing economic growth slowing more than had been expected.

85.   Tomorrow traders and investors will be looking to the release of industrial production figures for November by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

86.   Traders cited speculation that July department store sales figures out today will be weak, and that the government today will revise June production figures downward.

87.   Traders awaited the industrial production figures because another economic report just last week said that the economy grew much faster than expected in the first quarter.

88.   Tomorrow, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry will release production figures for January.

89.   U.S. industrial production figures for July, released yesterday, were within expectations.

90.   Traders said bonds will likely be little changed through the Monday afternoon release of August production figures.