Manufacturers forecast the biggest jump in industrial production in more than two years this month as domestic demand strengthens, adding to signs that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe can drive a sustained recovery.

Output is projected to rise 4.7 percent from September, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Wednesday, a gain that would be the biggest since May 2011.

METI raised its assessment of production, saying it's "picking up." Output increased 1.5 percent in September.