By the central bank's reckoning, official figures understate deflation by up to one percentage point, which suggests that Japan is suffering a persistent consumer-price deflation of perhaps 1-2%.

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At the risk of over-interpreting the figures, it is still fair to point out that the overall engagement index - the one highlighted at the top of the survey - has fallen sharply since 2010.

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