Currency supplied by the Bank of Japan. The Monetary Base includes all banknotes and coins in circulation plus all currency held as deposits by the Bank of Japan. As an official measure of the Japanese money supply, the Monetary Base will show the immediate impacts of monetary policy actions and can give an indication into the future direction of inflation. An expansion in the monetary base is generally inflationary while a decline will likely have the opposite effect.

The headline figure is the percent change from the previous year.

Relevance : Rarely affects markets
Release schedule : 23:50 (GMT); on the 2nd business day of the following month.
Revisions schedule : Annually, in February when seasonal adjustments are made.
Source of report : Bank of Japan
Web Address : http://www.boj.or.jp/en
Address of release : http://www.boj.or.jp/en/theme/research/stat/money/mb/index.htm