Revision of the Corporate Services Price Index

November 25, 2009
Bank of Japan
Research and Statistics Department

Some figures in the Corporate Services Price Index (CSPI) have been revised as follows. (The revised data are available in "BOJ Time-Series Data Search.")

Table : Revision of the Corporate Services Price Index

Major group	Item (Subgroup)	Period
Advertising services	Television commercials (Advertising services by four representative media)	Oct.2008
Finance and insurance	Account services (Financial services)	Jul.2006-Aug.2009

Following this revision in Item indexes, changes have also been made to the higher order indexes.

CSPI data are available in the "Price Indexes Quarterly," "Financial and Economic Statistics Monthly" and "Bank of Japan Statistics" as well as in the Bank of Japan website.
Revised data can be obtained from "BOJ Time-Series Data Search."

For inquiries, please contact the following sections of the Bank of Japan.

Inquiries concerning the revision to the data and the "Price Indexes Quarterly":
Price Statistics Section, Research and Statistics Department (e-mail:post.rsd3@boj.or.jp)

Inquiries concerning the "Financial and Economic Statistics Monthly" and the "Bank of Japan Statistics":
Statistics Planning Section, Research and Statistics Department (e-mail:post.rsd5@boj.or.jp)