Japan Corporate Goods Prices -0.1% In July

(RTTNews) - An index measuring corporate goods prices in Japan was down 0.1 percent on month in July, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday, coming in at 102.7.

That was slightly lower than forecasts for a flat reading following the revised 0.4 percent monthly decline in June.

Corporate goods prices also eased 0.1 percent on an annual basis, just below forecasts for a flat reading after the revised 0.4 percent contraction in the previous month.

Export prices fell 2.2 percent on month, while import prices shed 2.7 percent on month.