88.6% of Japan households expect prices to rise a year from now, BOJ says

TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) — The ratio of Japanese households expecting prices to rise a year from now hit 88.6% in September, a quarterly Bank of Japan survey showed on Tuesday, down from 90.4% in the previous survey. The survey also showed 86.5% of respondents expect prices to rise five years from now, up slightly from 86.1% in the previous survey in June. (Reporting by Takahiko Wada and Makiko Yamazaki, Editing by Chang-Ran Kim) ((mailto:Makiko.Yamazaki@thomsonreuters.com;)