Bank of Japan

Research and Statistics Department

FOR RELEASE 8:50 A.M. Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Monthly Report on the Services Producer Price Index

( Preliminary Figures for February 2021 )

The Services Producer Price Index (All items) fell 0.1 percent from the previous year. The Services Producer Price Index (All items ) was unchanged from the previous year.

CY2015 = 100, %

(excluding International transportation)

All items

(Ref.) All items

Index

Yearly change

Monthly change

Feb.

104.5

-0.1

0.2

104.6

0.0

0.2

Preliminary Figures

Notes: 1. "International transportation" consists of the following 5 items (the same applies to the following pages) :

Notes: 1. "International air passenger transportation," "Ocean freight transportation (except Ocean tankers)," "Ocean tankers," Notes: 1. "International air freight transportation," and "International mail services."

Notes: 2. r: revised figures

( Developments in Price Index )

(CY2015 = 100)

108

Services Producer Price Index

106

Services Producer Price Index

Producer Price Index

104

102

100

98

96

94

CY 2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

(All items and the details contributing to the monthly differences of yearly changes in February)

Details contributing to the monthly differences of yearly changes in February

Major groupsSubgroups

  • : Advertising services

    : Television advertising: Newspaper advertising: Internet advertising: Magazine advertisingMagazine advertising

  • : Transportation and postal activities: Ocean freight transportation

    0.09 0.01 -0.02 -0.01 0.04 0.05 -0.01 0.02

    : International air passenger transportation: Road passenger transportation

    : Road freight transportation

  • : Real estate services

    : Other space rental: Office space rentalOffice space rental (Tokyo area)

  • : Information and communications: Software development

    0.02 -0.05 -0.03 -0.02 -0.01 -0.02

  • : Other services

    : Hotels

    : Civil engineering and architectural services: Worker dispatching services

  • : Leasing and rental

    : Leasing

    : Rental

Monthly differences of contribution to yearly changes

(%point)

0.15 0.05 0.02 -0.01 0.06

-0.03

0.20

0.01

Television advertising (spot advertising), Television advertising (program sponsorships)

Newspaper advertising

Internet advertising

ItemsOcean freight transportation (except Ocean tankers)*, Ocean tankers*

International air passenger transportation*

Hired car and taxi

Door-to-door parcel delivery, Motor freight transportation (Metal and machinery products)Sales space rental, Hotel rentalCustom software (except Embedded software), Prepackaged software

Hotels

Civil engineering design services, Surface surveying

Dispatch of professional and engineering workers, Dispatch of manufacturing and logistics workers

Communications equipment leasing, Medical equipment leasing, Leasing of machinery and equipment for commercial and other services

Construction machinery and equipment rental, Temporary material rental

Contribution of each Major group to the yearly change in FebruaryMajor groups

Contribution to yearly change**

(%point)

Subgroups

All items

'-0.10

Leasing and rental

-0.05

Leasing

Transportation and postal activities

-0.04

Ocean freight transportation, Airport & air traffic control and services relating to air transport, Coastal and inland water freight transportation

Real estate services

-0.02 0.00

Other space rental, Real estate agency and management services

Finance and insurance

Other services

0.01

Worker dispatching services, Building maintenance, Civil engineering and architectural services

Advertising services

0.02

Newspaper advertising, Television advertising, Internet advertising

Information and communications

0.02

Software development, Information processing and information providing services, Publishing

Notes: 1. "Monthly differences of yearly changes" is obtained by subtracting yearly changes of previous month from those of present month. Notes: 2. * : "International transportation"

Notes: 3. ** : The figure of "All items" is yearly change and not contribution to yearly change.

Services Producer Price Index

( Preliminary Figures for February 2021 )

( Indexes of Major Groups and Subgroups )

CY2015 = 100, %

Weight

Index

Previous month

Yearly change

Previous month

Monthly change

Previous month

All items

1,000.0

104.5

r 104.3

-0.1

r

-0.4

0.2

r

-0.5

Finance and insurance

Financial services (commission) Property and casualty insurance services

48.3

103.2

r 103.1

0.0

r

-0.2

0.1

r

0.7

34.7 13.6

102.8 104.3

r 102.7 r 104.0

-0.6 1.5

  • r -0.7

  • r 1.1

0.1 0.3

  • r 0.3

  • r 1.4

Real estate services

Real estate agency and management services Office space rental

Other space rental

94.5

106.0

r 106.4

-0.2

r

-0.7

-0.4

r

-0.5

23.9 26.5 44.1

106.8 116.2 99.4

r 106.9

116.0 r 100.3

-0.7 2.7 -1.9

r

r

-0.7 2.9 -3.0

-0.1 0.2 -0.9

r

-0.1 -0.2 -1.0

Transportation and postal activities Railroad passenger transportation Road passenger transportation Water passenger transportation International air passenger transportation Domestic air passenger transportation Railroad freight transportation

Road freight transportation Ocean freight transportation

Coastal and inland water freight transportation Marine cargo handling

International air freight transportation Domestic air freight transportation Warehousing and storage Packing for freight

Toll roads

Services relating to water transport

Airport & air traffic control and services relating to air transport

Postal services and mail delivery

158.0

105.6

105.4

-0.2

-0.6

0.2

r

-0.4

19.8

9.7

0.3

1.2

6.0

0.9

55.0

7.6

5.0

7.4

1.0

0.4

13.0

6.3

10.6

0.4

3.9

9.5

101.9

104.7

104.5

105.2

97.2

110.2

110.8

96.0

102.6

100.9

128.9

148.0

101.7

102.7

103.9

100.5

100.1

109.3

102.9

r 104.5

104.7

r 101.4

94.4

110.1

110.7

93.0

102.6

100.9

126.1

145.8

101.7

102.7

103.9

100.5

100.1

109.3

0.0

-1.1

2.0

1.5

-0.6

1.7

0.1

-9.0

-3.8

0.0

76.8

48.6

0.6

-0.3

0.0

0.0

-4.9

0.0

0.0

  • r 1.3

    1.7

  • r -3.6

    -1.3

    0.0

    0.3

    -18.8

    -3.8

    0.0

    78.1

    46.1

    0.6

    -0.3

    0.0

    0.0

  • r -4.9

    0.0

-1.0

0.2

-0.2

3.7

3.0

0.1

0.1

3.2

0.0

0.0

2.2

1.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

r

-0.9

0.4

r

-2.2

-8.1

-0.5

-0.3

2.3

0.0

0.0

-1.9

-0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Information and communications Fixed telecommunications services Mobile telecommunications services Access charges

Broadcasting services Software development

Information processing and information providing services

Internet based services

Video picture information production Newspapers

Publishing

228.3

102.7

r 102.8

0.1

r

0.0

-0.1

0.0

24.1

16.5

16.2

2.5

75.0

54.1

19.6

8.0 4.5 7.8

101.7

90.8

94.7

99.6

107.9

102.5

101.5 100.0 104.8 106.4

101.7

90.8

94.7

99.6

r 107.9

102.5

r 101.7

100.3 104.8 106.4

0.1

-0.4

-0.6

-1.5

0.7

0.3

-1.3 -0.4 0.0 0.6

0.1

-0.4

-0.6

-1.5

r

0.4

0.3

r

-1.1 -0.1 0.0 0.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-0.2 -0.3 0.0 0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

-0.1

0.0

r

0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2

Note: r: revised figures

( Continued on the following page )

( Indexes of Major Groups and Subgroups )

CY2015 = 100, %

Weight

Index

Previous month

Yearly change

Previous month

Monthly change

Previous month

Leasing and rental Leasing

Rental

79.2

100.3

r 100.3

-0.7

r

-0.4

0.0

r

0.2

54.3 24.9

99.9 101.2

r 100.0

101.0

-1.1 0.3

r

-0.6 0.1

-0.1 0.2

r

0.2 0.3

Advertising services Television advertising Newspaper advertising Magazine advertising Leaflet advertising Internet advertising Other advertising services

49.2

102.0

97.9

0.4

-3.8

4.2

-5.8

19.2

4.1

1.3

4.1

10.9

9.6

93.6

113.1

88.7

104.5

110.8

104.9

  • r 87.8

    103.8

  • r 92.1

    104.5

    104.7

  • r 105.9

0.5

7.6

-12.0

0.7

0.4

-1.4

r

-7.9

-3.9

r

-0.8

0.7

-1.7

r

-0.9

6.6

9.0

-3.7

0.0

5.8

-0.9

  • r -13.5

    3.0

  • r 6.8

    0.0

    -4.4

  • r 0.1

Other services Sewage disposal Waste disposal

Motor vehicle repair and maintenance Machinery repair and maintenance Legal and accounting services Other professional services

Civil engineering and architectural services

Commodity inspection, non-destructive testing and surveyor certification services

Other technical services Employment services Worker dispatching services Training and development services Health and hygiene

Building maintenance Security services Call centers Hotels

Meal supply services Laundry services

342.5

106.4

r 106.3

0.0

0.1

0.1

r -0.3

9.0

17.9

23.3

42.9

38.1

3.3

29.8

6.6

19.8

5.6

41.1

4.2

6.9

49.0

16.9

4.0

10.0

6.2

7.9

101.9

107.2

103.3

103.7

99.8

103.1

118.9

105.1

104.0

111.3

115.6

104.0

104.1

105.9

117.5

106.4

69.5

106.3

103.6

101.9

107.2

  • r 103.3

    103.7

    99.8

    103.1

  • r 119.3

    105.1

    104.0

  • r 111.2

    115.8

    104.0

    104.1

    105.9

    117.5

  • r 106.4

  • r 66.3

106.3

103.6

0.0

0.3

0.8

0.2

0.0

-0.9

0.8

1.1

0.2

-0.8

3.1

0.3

0.0

1.0

1.1

0.9

-30.2

2.1

0.0

0.0

0.3

r

0.8

0.2

0.0

-0.9

r

1.3

1.2

0.2

r

-0.8

3.4

0.3

0.0

1.0

1.1

r 0.9 r -29.1

2.1 0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-0.3

0.0

0.0

0.1

-0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

r

0.4

0.0

0.0

-0.3

r

-0.7

0.2

0.0

r r

0.4

-0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

r r

0.9

-8.4

-0.1

0.0

Note: r: revised figures

( References and Reference Indexes )

CY2015 = 100, %

Weight

Index

Previous month

Yearly change

Previous month

Monthly change

Previous month

All items (excluding International transportation)

Transportation and postal activities

(excluding International transportation)

989.5

104.6

r 104.4

0.0

r

-0.2

0.2

r -0.5

147.5

105.9

105.9

-0.2

0.1

0.0

-0.5

International transportation

10.5

100.8

r 97.9

-1.3

r

-9.9

3.0

r

1.1

Intellectual properties licensing (export)

91.6

r 89.8

-1.3

r

-3.4

2.0

r

0.6

Intellectual properties licensing (import)

88.1

r 87.5

-2.3

r

-2.8

0.7

0.0

Note: r: revised figures

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