Japan Oct aluminium shipments down 5.4 pct yr/yr

TOKYO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Japanese shipments of aluminium products fell 5.4 percent in October from a year earlier to 193,157 tonnes, data issued by the Japan Aluminium Association showed on Monday. The preliminary figures showed October output of aluminium mill products fell 4.7 percent year-on-year to 195,425 tonnes.