88.6% of Japan households expect prices to rise a year from now, BOJ says
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Traffic signs in front of the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo/File Photo
TOKYO: The ratio of Japanese households expecting prices to rise a year from now hit 88.6 per cent in September, a quarterly Bank of Japan survey showed on Tuesday, down from 90.4 per cent in the previous survey.
The survey also showed 86.5 per cent of respondents expect prices to rise five years from now, up slightly from 86.1 per cent in the previous survey in June.
Source: Reuters
