Japan’s Producer Prices Jump Again on Elevated Energy Costs

Japan’s Wholesale Inflation Accelerates to 3-Year Peak as Energy Costs Rise

Japan’s wholesale inflation accelerated in May to its fastest pace in more than three years as higher energy costs rippled through the economy. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) data released on June 10 show that the measure of prices companies charge one another for goods and services rose 6.3 percent in May from a year earlier. The figure was up from a revised 5.3 percent increase in April. The increase marked the fastest annual rise since March 2023 an…

Japan's Producer Prices Jump Again on Elevated Energy Costs

(Bloomberg) — Japan’s corporate goods prices jumped again in May, signaling strengthening inflationary pressures rippling across domestic supply chains as the war in Iran drags on and keeps energy prices elevated.

Japan’s Producer Prices Jump Again on Elevated Energy Costs

Japan’s corporate goods prices jumped again in May, signaling strengthening inflationary pressures rippling across domestic supply chains as the war in Iran drags on and keeps energy prices elevated.