MNI DATA SURVEY: Japan March CPI

     TOKYO (MNI) - The following are the median forecasts from MNI's economist

survey for key Japanese data due in this week.

Date           JST/GMT               Data  Month  Median         Previous

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Fri, Apr 19  0830/2330  National Core CPI    Mar     0.7  % y/y       0.7

Consumer Price Index (Excluding Fresh Food)

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                                             National % y/y

Median Forecast                                         0.7

High Forecast                                           0.8

Low Forecast                                            0.7

Previous Month                                          0.7

Standard Deviation                                      0.1

No. of Responses                                         13

                                             National % y/y

Dai-ichi Life Research Institute                        0.8

Japan Research Institute                                0.8

Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting                  0.8

Mizuho Research Institute                               0.8

NLI Research Institute                                  0.8

SMBC Nikko Securities                                   0.8

BNP Paribas                                             0.7

Daiwa Institute of Research                             0.7

Hamagin Research Institute                              0.7

Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities                          0.7

Nomura Securities                                       0.7

Norinchukin Research Institute                          0.7

Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management                        0.7

--MNI Beijing Bureau; tel: +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: flora.guo@marketnews.com

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