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Japan April M2+CD money supply +1.9 pct yr/yr

Sun May 11, 2008 7:56pm EDT
 TOKYO, May 12 (Reuters) - Japan's most widely watched
measure of money supply -- M2 plus certificates of deposit --
rose 1.9 percent in April from a year earlier, the Bank of
Japan said on Monday, lower than economists' consensus forecast
of a 2.2 percent increase. [JPBOJM=ECI]
 Following is a breakdown of daily average figures for money
supply (preliminary, with percentage changes; some previous
figures may be revised; economists' median forecast in
parentheses):
 Year-on-year            APR      MAR        FEB   APRIL YEAR AGO
 Unadjusted M2 + CDs    +1.9     +2.3       +2.3      +1.1
 Broadest liquidity     +2.8     +3.3       +3.3      +3.4
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 (Reporting by Yoko Nishikawa; Editing by Chris Gallagher)






















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