According to rttnews, corporate service prices in Japan were up 0.2 percent on year in August, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday.

That was shy of forecasts for 0.3 percent, which would have been unchanged following the downward revision from 0.4 percent.

On a monthly basis, prices were down 0.3 percent after climbing 0.4 percent in the previous month.

Individually, prices were down for advertising, leasing and real estate, and they were up for transportation and postal activities.