Figures for fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011 were revised downward by 0.5 percentage point and 0.1 percentage point, respectively, from the forecasts in July.
As for prices, the consumer price index (CPI) for all items excluding fresh food was projected to increase moderately due partly to the narrowing of the negative output gap as the economy picked up gradually and to a moderate rise in commodity prices on the back of the continued relatively strong growth in emerging and commodity-exporting economies.