Japan's seasonally adjusted tertiary industry activity index gained 1.0% month over month to 106.1 in April, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed.
The original index increased 1.4% to 104.3 in April on an annual basis.
On a monthly basis, the finance and insurance sector and information and communications sector posted the largest rise of 2.5% each, while transport and postal activities booked the highest monthly contraction of 0.7%.
