July 2011 Japan Fastener Prices Index

The Bank of Japan used the 2005 Corporate Price Index (CGPI) as a benchmark (set to 100) to calculate the price index of some fasteners and related raw materials in July 2011. The specific situation is shown in the following table:

Japan's domestic standard wholesale price index category 2011/7 2010/7 Last month ratio (%) last year ratio (%) Total average 105.7 102.7 0.2 2.9 Bolt 112.5 110.5 0.0 1.8 Nut 126.9 118.4 0.1 7.2 Screw 113.6 112.9 0.0 0.6 Rivet 126.7 125.2 0.0 1.2 Small bars 109.3 104.2 -1.6 4.9 Wire 146.4 144.4 0.0 1.4 Alloy tool steel 104.5 104.4 0.4 0.1 Carbon steel for mechanical construction 152.6 136.8 0.1 11.5 Alloy steel for construction 147.3 134.2 4.4 9.8 Spring steel 132.8 120.0 0.0 10.7 Bearing steel 126.6 110.5 0.1 14.6 Fast cutting steel 137.6 129.2 0.0 6.5 Piano line 133.0 129.6 0.0 2.6 High-strength steel 129.4 124.9 0.0 3.6 Bar steel 145.2 138.7 0.1 4.7 Iron wire 142.5 140.0 0.0 1.8 Hard steel wire 135.4 127.3 0.0 6.4 Stainless steel wire 122.7 119.6 0.0 2.6 Cold rolled carbon for stamping Steel wire 140.3 131.1 0.0 7.0 Brass steel 180.6 150.1 2.6 20.3 Aluminum alloy rod 104.9 103.5 2.8 1.4 Solder 130.2 119.0 -6.3 9.4 Lead-hydraulic die casting 106.3 106.7 0.0 -0.4 Aluminum and aluminum alloy die-cast 108.8 109.8 1.0 -0.9