TOKYO (AFX-ASIA) - Money supply in October as measured by M2+CDs rose 3.6 pct year-on-year after rising 3.7 pct in September, the Bank of Japan said.
The central bank provided the following October year-on-year money supply details, compared with the previous month, including initial estimates:
Near money - down 3.9 pct vs down revised 3.3 pct
Provisional Sept estimate - down 3.5 pct

Certificates of deposit - up 50.6 pct vs up revised 44.6 pct
Provisional Sept estimate - up 44.9 pct

M1 - up 11.7 pct vs up revised 11.7 pct
Provisional Sept estimate - up 11.8 pct

Private sector economists earlier predicted a rise in M2+CDs of between 3.6 and 3.7 pct, with a consensus of 3.7 pct.