We got results from the Tankan survey yesterday, today its company inflation expectations from the same survey.

Companies are asked to exclude the impact of the sales-tax rise from these:

  • Firms expect consumer prices to rise 1.4 pct a year from now
  • Expect consumer prices to rise an annual 1.6 pct 3 years from now
  • Expect consumer prices to rise an annual 1.7 pct 5 years from now

BOJ December Tankan corporate price expectations survey