Japan's industrial production climbed 1.4 per cent in October from the previous month for the second straight month of rise, the government said Monday, as the world's third-largest economy struggles to pull out of a second recession in two years, dpa reported. The index of production at factories and mines stood at 98.8 against a 2010 baseline of 100, said the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Transport equipment, electronic parts and devices, and general-purpose, production and business oriented machinery industries contributed to the bulk of the rise in October, the ministry added. Manufacturers expect industrial production to edge up 0.2 per cent in November and to fall 0.9 per cent in December, the ministry's survey showed. The index of industrial shipments climbed 2.1 per cent in October from the previous month to 98.8, and that of industrial inventories fell 1.9 per cent to 111.4.