1.   British government bonds rose briefly after the report because the headline industrial output figure was weaker than expected.

2.   Employment figures released yesterday and manufacturing output figures today bolstered that view.

3.   Numerous officials have pointed to recent industrial output figures to show that demand and, by extension, production have recovered.

4.   Sadahiro noted the inconsistency of recent industrial output figures.

5.   The Ministry of International Trade and Industry will release output figures for April, as well as forecasts for May and June.

6.   The weak output figures come as exports to Asia slow, spending remains sluggish at home and the government cuts public works spending.

7.   The worse-than-expected output figures heightened concern that trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange may fall.

8.   They said the output figures had no impact on financial markets.

9.   February and March output figures will also probably come in lower than last year, it said.

10.   Honda said the combination of the domestic production and the overseas output figures is larger than the global production number because complete knockdown vehicles are counted twice.