Low Impact
JPY - Domestic Corporate Goods Price Index (MoM) - Feb.
March 09, 2010 23:50 GMT
Actual
-1.1%
Forecast
0.10%
Previous
0.30%
Source:
Bank of Japan (BOJ)
Measures (What does it measure?):
The difference in the price of goods sold by corporations.
Frequency:
Monthly. Usually released about eleven days after the month ends.
Purpose (Why should traders care?):
The Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI) is a leading indicator of consumer inflation; the rising prices that manufacturers pay are usually included in the prices consumers pay to purchase the manufactured products.
Also Known As:
Corporate Goods Price Index, Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI)