TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - The ratio of Japanese
households expecting prices to rise a year from now stood at
85.7% in March, rising from 85.0% in December, a Bank of Japan
(BOJ) quarterly survey showed on Wednesday.
The ratio of households expecting prices to rise five years
from now came to 75.4%, slightly down from 76.7% three months
ago, the survey showed.
The quarterly BOJ survey on households is among data closely
watched by the central bank to determine the outlook for
inflation.
(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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