An index measuring corporate service prices was up 0.3 percent on year in May, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday, standing at 96.3.
The headline figure topped expectations for a flat reading following the revised 0.3 percent contraction in the previous month (originally -0.4 percent).
On a monthly basis, prices added 0.1 percent after dipping a revised 0.2 percent in April.
Among the individual components of the survey, prices were up for advertising, transportation, communications and real estate.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.