Japan Corporate Service Prices -1.2% In July

(RTTNews) - An index measuring corporate service prices in Japan was down 1.2 percent on year in July, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday, standing at 97.1. That was slightly below forecasts for a 1.0 percent annual contraction after falling by that same amount in June.

On a monthly basis, corporate serviceprices eased 0.4 percent after adding 0.1 percent in June - which saw an index score of 97.5.
Excluding international transportation, corporate service prices were down 1.2 percent on year and 0.1 percent on month.