Economic calendar in Asia for Friday, 27 October 2023: Japanese inflation data

<p>Tokyo inflation data is due for the October month, so its very timely.</p><ul><li>National-level CPI data for October will follow in about three weeks, it takes longer to gather and collate the national data.</li><li>Tokyo CPI is a sub-index of the national CPI</li><li>It measures the change in prices of goods and services in the Tokyo metropolitan area</li><li>Its considered a leading indicator of national CPI trends because Tokyo is the largest city in Japan and is a major economic hub</li><li>Historically, Tokyo CPI data has been just slightly higher than national Japan CPI data. The cost of living in Tokyo is a touch higher than in most other parts of Japan. Higher rents, for example</li></ul><ul><li>This snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/EconomicCalendar" target="_blank" title="Click here!">access it here</a>.</li><li>The times in the left-most column are GMT.</li><li>The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.</li><li>I’ve noted data for New Zealand and Australia with text as the similarity of the little flags can sometimes be confusing. </li></ul>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.