Japan August Consumer Price Index -0.2 YOY

Sep 28, 2007 - Japan's consumer price index for August 2007 was 100.6, a decline of 0.2 percent from the year before but a gain of 0.5 percent from the previous month.

The consumer price index for the Ku-are of Tokyo for September of 2007 was 100.4, a drop of 0.2 percent from the previous year but a gain of 0.1 percent from the previous month.

Among the top ten major national groups in the index, furniture and household utensils fell 1.8 percent for the year and 0.3 percent since July, Reading and recreation was down 1.2 percent for the year but up 1.6 percent from the month before.

Clothes and Footwear and Medical Care sectors posted the largest year-to-year gains, each at 0.8 percent for the year, although clothes and footwear was down 1.7 percent from July.

The food sector fell 0.4 percent for the year, but posted a 1.0 percent gain for July.