Japanese companies' inflation expectations rose slightly in the fourth quarter, survey results from the Bank of Japan showed Thursday.
Companies expect consumer prices to rise 0.7 percent in the year ahead compared to 0.6 percent projected in the prior survey, the summary of "Inflation Outlook of Enterprises" showed.
The 3-year ahead inflation is seen at 1 percent, unchanged from previous survey. At the same time, the outlook for 5 years was raised slightly to 1.1 percent from 1 percent.
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