Japan October Consumer Price Index: Statistical Summary

By Shizuka Muragishi

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Following is a summary of Japan's consumer price index from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in Tokyo.

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                       Oct.  Sept.   Aug.   July   June   May   April  March
                       2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008
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                      --------------Month-on-Month Percent Change--------------
Tokyo:
CPI                    -0.1%   0.0%  -0.1%   0.2%   0.5%   0.3%   0.1%   0.2%
CPI core               -0.1%   0.2%  -0.1%   0.3%   0.3%   0.2%   0.2%   0.1%
 Ex-food, energy       -0.1%   0.2%  -0.1%   0.0%   0.1%   0.1%  -0.1%   0.1%
CPI (nsa)              -0.1%   0.3%   0.1%  -0.1%   0.3%   0.5%   0.3%   0.6%
CPI core (nsa)          0.0%   0.2%   0.2%   0.1%   0.2%   0.4%   0.4%   0.5%
 Ex-food, energy (nsa)  0.0%   0.3%   0.2%  -0.2%  -0.1%   0.3%   0.3%   0.6%



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                       Oct.  Sept.   Aug.   July   June   May   April  March
                       2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008
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                      --------------Month-on-Month Percent Change--------------
National:
CPI                     n/a   -0.1%  -0.1%   0.4%   0.7%   0.6%  -0.3%   0.2%
CPI core                n/a   -0.2%   0.1%   0.5%   0.4%   0.7%  -0.3%   0.1%
 ex-food, energy        n/a    0.1%  -0.1%   0.0%   0.1%  -0.1%  -0.1%   0.1%
CPI (nsa)               n/a    0.0%   0.3%   0.2%   0.5%   0.8%  -0.1%   0.5%
CPI core (nsa)          n/a    0.0%   0.2%   0.4%   0.4%   0.8%   0.0%   0.4%
 ex-food, energy (nsa)  n/a    0.2%   0.1%  -0.1%   0.0%   0.1%   0.2%   0.5%
Tokyo:                 ---------------Year-on-Year- Percent Change--------------
CPI                     1.2%   1.4%   1.3%   1.6%   1.5%   0.9%   0.6%   0.6%
CPI core                1.5%   1.7%   1.5%   1.6%   1.3%   0.9%   0.7%   0.6%
 ex-food, energy        0.4%   0.5%   0.2%   0.3%   0.3%   0.1%   0.0%   0.1%
National:
CPI                     n/a    2.1%   2.1%   2.3%   2.0%   1.3%   0.8%   1.2%
CPI core                n/a    2.3%   2.4%   2.4%   1.9%   1.5%   0.9%   1.2%
 ex-food, energy        n/a    0.2%   0.0%   0.2%   0.1%  -0.1%  -0.1%   0.1%
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NOTE: CPI core excludes fresh food. Month-on-month percent changes are seasonally adjusted, unless otherwise noted. Year-on-year percent changes are not seasonally adjusted. Index: 2005=100

SOURCE: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

To contact the reporter on this story: Shizuka Muragishi in Tokyo at smuragishi@bloomberg.net