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Japan July wholesale prices rise 3.0 pct yr/yr

TOKYO, Aug 13 : Japanese wholesale prices rose
3.0 per cent in the year to July, Bank of Japan
data showed on Tuesday.
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 3.0 per cent annual
increase and
follows a 2.9 per cent 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 +3.0 (+3.0) +2.9 +2.6 +123.1
Mth-on-mth +0.3 (+0.3) +0.2 +0.7
To view the full tables, go to
http://www.boj.or.jp/en/statistics/pi/cgpi_release/index.htm/

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