JAPAN FEBRUARY MONEY SUPPLY RISES 8.8 PCT
Japan's broadly defined money supply
average of M-2 plus certificate of deposits (CDs) rose a
preliminary 8.8 pct in February from a year earlier, compared
with an 8.6 pct rise in January, the Bank of Japan said.
    The seasonally adjusted February average of M-2 plus CDs
supply rose 0.8 pct from January, it said.
    Unadjusted M-2 plus CDs stood at an average 336,000 billion
yen in February compared with 337,100 billion yen in January.
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