Tue Aug 12, 6:50am (GMT +7:00) : JPY : Low Impact Expected : CGPI y/y

Source Bank of Japan (latest release)
Measures Change in the price of goods sold by corporations;
Usual Effect Actual > Forecast = Good for currency;
Frequency Released monthly, about 11 days after the month ends;
Next Release Sep 10, 2008
Why Traders
Care It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when corporations charge more for goods the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer;
Also Called Domestic CGPI;
Acronyms Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI);

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