Japan Aug M3 money supply up 1.0 pct year/year

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TOKYO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Japan's M3 money supply rose 1.0
percent in August from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan said on
Monday, above the market consensus forecast for a 0.9 percent
rise.

The Bank of Japan revamped the money supply data from figures
released in June to reflect changes such as the start of Japan
Post's privatisation, a rise in issuance of bank bonds and an
increase in privately subscribed investment trusts.

The new M3 money supply data includes deposits at all
deposit-savings institutions, including Japan Post and small
agricultural institutions.

The M2 is similar to the previous benchmark M2 plus CDs
(certificates of deposit), although there are slight differences.

Following is a breakdown of daily average figures for money
supply (preliminary, with percentage changes; some previous
figures may be revised, economists' median forecasts in brackets)
Year-on-year AUG JULY JUNE AUG YEAR AGO
M2 +2.4 (+2.1) +2.1 +2.2 +1.8
M3 +1.0 (+0.9) +0.8 +0.9 +0.3
Broadest liquidity +0.8 (+0.6) +0.7* +0.9 +3.1
(* denotes revised figure.)
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(Reporting by Hideyuki Sano)