Japan's industrial output rose for the first time in five months in June as economic activity that had stalled amid the coronavirus pandemic began to pick back up, government data showed Friday.

The seasonally adjusted index of production at factories and mines rose 2.7 percent from the previous month to 80.8 against the 2015 base of 100, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a preliminary report.

The rebound prompted the ministry to say industrial output has "bottomed out" and shows signs of "picking up," an upgrade from "rapidly declining" in April and May.