The Bank of Japan has revised as follows:

* "Certificates of Deposit Outstanding" from February 2001 to January 2008. The revised data are available in "BOJ Time-Series Data Search."

Note that figures in the Bank of Japan's publications on statistical data may be those before the correction.

For inquiries, please contact the following sections of the Bank of Japan:

* Inquiries concerning the correction of figures:
Financial Data Center
Financial Systems and Bank Examination Department (e-mail: post.bsd6@boj.or.jp)

* Inquiries concerning the publications on statistical data:
Statistics Planning
Research and Statistics Department (e-mail: post.rsd5@boj.or.jp)