AdvertisementAdvertisementBusinessFILE PHOTO: A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan December19, 2025. REUTERS/Manami Yamada/File Photo16 Jul 2026 12:57PM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInAdd CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST TOKYO, July 16 : Over 90 per cent of Japanese households expect prices to rise a year from now, a central bank survey showed on Thursday, higher than three months ago in a sign of broadening inflationary pressure that could heighten the case for further interest rate hikes.The survey will be among factors the Bank of Japan will scrutinise when it meets for a two-day policy meeting ending on July 31.The ratio of households expecting prices to rise a year from now hit 90.4 per cent in June, the survey showed, up from 83.7 per cent in the previous survey.The survey also showed 86.1 per cent of respondents expect prices to rise five years from now, up from 82.6 per cent in the previous survey in March.As the cost of living rose, 49.9 per cent of households said they expect economic conditions to worsen a year ahead, up from 32.8 per cent in March and hitting the highest level since December 2008, the survey showed.Source: ReutersNewsletterWeek in ReviewSubscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in ReviewOur chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST