Reporting Ordinance Rate (September 2026)
The reporting ordinance rate applicable during September 2026, published by the Bank of Japan's International Department on August 20, 2026. As a public notice by the Minister of Finance, it presents...
Bank of Japan reports
Why Productivity Gains Did Not Raise Wages: Lessons from Japan's Deflation
This article presents an overview of Abe, Hirano, and Kaihatsu (2026), which analyzes the role of ideas and practices established during the deflationary period that wages and prices should not rise...
Bank of Japan, August 13, 2026
A report by the Bank of Japan showing its assets, liabilities, and net assets as of August 13, 2026. Total assets and total liabilities and net assets were both 642,971,477,644 thousand yen. Assets...
Corporate Goods Price Index (July 2026 Flash)
The Bank of Japan's Research and Statistics Department released the Corporate Goods Price Index (July 2026 Flash) on August 13, 2026, presenting domestic corporate goods prices, export prices, and...
Corporate Spending Linkages Through Supply Chains
A Bank of Japan working paper empirically analyzes linkages in corporate spending behavior along supply chains using production network data from Japan’s manufacturing sector, examining both capital...
Mapping Japan’s Manufacturing Supply Chains with Firm-Level Transaction Data
This article identifies the multilayered and extensive supply chain structure of Japan’s manufacturing sector using highly granular interfirm transaction data and quantitatively analyzes its...
Money Stock Preliminary Figures (July 2026)
The Research and Statistics Department of the Bank of Japan released the preliminary money stock figures for July 2026. Yearonyear growth rates in average balances were 2.2% for M1, 2.0% for M2, 1.4%...
Main Opinions at the Monetary Policy Meeting, July 30–31, 2026
The Bank of Japan published the main opinions expressed at the Monetary Policy Meeting held on July 30 and 31, 2026. The opinions indicated that although conditions in the Middle East and rising...
Latest Data and Retroactive Revisions for Lending Series
The Bank of Japan posted the latest data for “Loans by Borrower” and “Personal Loans” (June 2026) on the TimeSeries Statistics Search Site. It also made retroactive revisions to some figures from...
Monetary Base and Bank of Japan Transactions (July 2026)
Monthly statistics on the monetary base and Bank of Japan transactions for July 2026, published by the Bank of Japan’s Monetary Affairs Department on August 7, 2026. The stock table presents monthend...