Revision of the Corporate Goods Price Index
August 10, 2011
Bank of Japan
Research and Statistics Department
Some figures in the Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI) have been revised as follows. (The revised data are available in "BOJ Time-Series Data Search.")
| Index | Commodity (Group) | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Corporate Goods Price Index | Miso, soybean paste (Processed foodstuffs) | May 2011 |
| Switching equipment (Information & communications equipment) | May 2010-May 2011 | |
| Import Price Index | Naphtha (Petroleum, coal & natural gas) | Jan.2011-May 2011 |
| Fuel oil C (Petroleum, coal & natural gas) | Aug.2010-May 2011 |
Following this revision in Commodity indexes, changes have also been made to the higher order indexes.
CGPI data are available in the "Price Indexes Quarterly," "Financial and Economic Statistics Monthly" and "Bank of Japan Statistics" as well as in the Bank of Japan website. Revised data can be obtained from "BOJ Time-Series Data Search."
Inquiries
Concerning the revision to the data and the "Price Indexes Quarterly"
Price Statistics Division, Research and Statistics Department
E-mail : post.rsd3@boj.or.jp
Concerning the "Financial and Economic Statistics Monthly" and the "Bank of Japan Statistics"
Statistics Planning Group, Economic Statistics Division, Research and Statistics Department
E-mail : post.rsd5@boj.or.jp