TOKYO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Japanese wholesale prices rose
2.6 percent in the year to July, Bank of Japan
data showed on Wednesday.[JPCGPY=ECI]
The rise in the corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price companies charge each
other for their goods and services, compares with the median market forecast for a 2.5 percent annual
increase and
follows a 2.9 percent annual increase in June.
Details were as follows (preliminary, with percentage change; economists’ median forecast in parentheses;
previous figures may be revised):
JULY JUNE MAY JULY INDEX
Year-on-year +2.6 (+2.5) +2.9 +3.3 +126.6
Mth-on-mth +0.2 (+0.2) -0.1 -0.1
To view the full tables, go to
http://www.boj.or.jp/en/statistics/pi/cgpi_release/index.htm/
(Reporting by Tokyo newsroom)
