TOKYO (AFX-ASIA) - Industrial output in May was revised to a rise of 4.1 pct month-on-month from the previous estimate of a 3.9 pct rise, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said. In April, industrial output rose 0.2 pct. The ministry provided the following month-on-month breakdown of the May industrial data, compared with the previous estimate (and the April comparison): Output - up 4.1 pct vs rise 3.9 pct (up 0.2) Shipments - up 4.8 pct vs rise 4.8 pct (up 0.7) Inventories - up 0.1 pct vs rise 0.2 pct (down 1.7) The plant utilisation rate in May was up 3.8 pct month-on-month, while production capacity was flat, the ministry said.