{"id":173193,"date":"2025-09-24T11:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=173193&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-09-24T11:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T02:55:07","slug":"kyushu-output-rises-on-semiconductor-demand","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-output-rises-on-semiconductor-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu Output Rises on Semiconductor Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry reported that July\u2019s industrial production index rose 3.9% from June to 112.8, marking a second straight monthly increase. Growth was led by strong semiconductor production for smartphones, with electronic components up 12.8%. Metal products also rose 6.8%, while transportation equipment dropped 7.9% due to lower domestic car output. The bureau revised its assessment from \u201cstalling\u201d to \u201crecovering,\u201d though long-term risks remain from U.S. trade policy.<\/span><b> Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyushu.meti.go.jp\/keiki\/2_iip.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170466\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_factory-fukuoka_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_factory-fukuoka_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_factory-fukuoka_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_factory-fukuoka_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fnn_factory-fukuoka_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry reported that July\u2019s industrial production index rose 3.9% from June to 112.8&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":170466,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-173193","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/173193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}