TOKYO (AFX-ASIA) - Money supply in August as measured by M2+CDs rose 3.4 pct year-on-year after rising 3.3 pct in July, the Bank of Japan said.
The central bank provided the following August year-on-year money supply details, compared with the previous month, including initial estimates here:
Near money - down 3.5 pct vs down revised 3.5 pct
Provisional July estimate - down 3.6 pct

Certificates of deposit - up 71.8 pct vs up revised 92.4 pct
Provisional July estimate - up 92.8 pct

M1 - up 9.7 pct vs up revised 8.6 pct
Provisional July estimate - up 8.7 pct

Private sector economists earlier predicted a rise in M2+CDs of between 3.1 and 3.6 pct, with a consensus of around 3.4 pct.