boj minutes, 2005-10-31
Many members said that although consumer prices (excluding fresh food, on a nationwide basis) declined slightly by 0.1 percent on a year-on-year basis in September, there was no change to their projection that the year-on-year rate of change in consumer prices would likely turn to zero percent or a slight increase toward the end of 2005 as the effects of the decline in rice prices and the reduction in electricity and telephone charges dissipated.
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: mp_inflation