Japan December factory activity shrinks for eighth month, output slump worsens - flash PMI
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity extended its fall in December as a prolonged decline in output and new orders threatened to tip the economy into contraction in the current quarter.The Jibun Bank Flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) edged down to a seasonally adjusted 48.8 from a final 48.9 in the previous month.The index stayed below the 50.0 threshold that separates contraction from expansion for an eighth month.If the final reading due early next year also..