Bank of Japan — Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (April 2026)
The Bank of Japan's April 2026 outlook assesses recent economic activity and price developments, presents baseline projections for growth and consumer prices, identifies the main demand/supply and external drivers of inflation, and discusses monetary policy stance and key upside/downside risks.
The Bank of Japan's April 2026 outlook assesses recent economic activity and price developments, presents baseline projections for growth and consumer prices, identifies the main demand/supply and external drivers of inflation, and discusses monetary policy stance and key upside/downside risks.
“The Bank of Japan provides quarterly estimates of the output gap and potential growth rate and has begun publishing complementary labor market indicators to improve monitoring of aggregate supply-demand balance and to aid forecasting of wages and prices; these estimates are model-dependent and subject to revision.”
— Bank of Japan：RSS
“The Bank of Japan revised estimation methods for its Consumption Activity Index following the move to a 2020 GDP base year and recent changes in economic structure, and has published the revised index series; detailed methodological documentation is provided in a Bank research paper (Japanese edition available, English version pending).”
— Bank of Japan：RSS
“The Bank of Korea and the Bank of Japan held their ninth joint workshop, with researchers from both central banks and representatives from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the BIS, and the Reserve Bank of Australia engaging in lively discussions. The IMES Newsletter issued a report to disseminate information about IMES activities and major events.”
— Bank of Japan：RSS
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