P204 CEEFAX 204 Thu 28 Oct 21:11/28 1/2 GAS OUTPUT CLIMBS 23% Natural gas output in the US sector of the North Sea leaps by more than 23) last month. Royal Bank of Scotland figures show gas output at its highest level for four months. Oil production fell by 2%, leaving total oil and gas output up 4%. At 2.808m barrels of oil equivalent per day, this was up from 2.699m. Falling oil prices, combined with a strengthening pound, cut the UU's average oil and gas revenues bz 1%. Headlines 201 Oil price 258 Diary Comd'ties Shares MonjyfileP204 CEEFAX 204 Thu 28 Oct 21:12/27 2/2 JAPANESE OUTPUT SHOWS 1.5% RISE Industrial activity in Japan picked up sharply last month but remained well below its year-earlier level. Government figures show production rising by 1.5% in September after a 1.2% decline in August. The year-on-year decline was 5.0%. Car exports showed a year-on-year fall of 17.9%, or 12.2% for the six months to September. At the same time, exports of motor cycles fell by 2.9%. They were up 9.1% in the latest six months. Headlines 201 Tokyo stocks 246 Next News Euro/East Exchanges Monjyfile