Japan, inflation
Japan's core inflation accelerates for 4th month in August
Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated for the fourth straight month in August and tracked comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, keeping alive expectations for further interest rate hikes.
Japan's core inflation rate rises for 4th month to 2.8% in August, as expected
The core consumer price index in Japan, which excludes fresh food but includes fuel costs, increased by 2.8% Y/Y in August 2024, posting the highest reading since February and matching market expectations.
Japan core consumer prices up 2.8% in August
Rice prices shot up 28.3%, electricity rates soared 26.2% and city gas rates 15.1%, following an end of government subsidies.
Japan Consumer Prices Rose at Slightly Faster Pace in August
Japan’s consumer inflation grew at a slightly faster pace in August and stayed well above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target.
Japan August inflation seen accelerating, boosting case for BOJ rate hike: Reuters poll
Japan's consumer inflation rate likely picked up for the fourth straight month in August, a Reuters poll of 20 economists showed, tracking comfortably above the central bank's 2% target and keeping alive expectations for more rate hikes ahead.
Japan's exports grew for the ninth straight month in August
TOKYO -- Japan's exports grew in value terms for the ninth month in a row in August, driven by semiconductor related goods, official data showed on Wednesday, even as shipments to the U.S. declined for the first time in nearly three years amid slumping auto demand.
China, Japan and Fukushima
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Japan’s trade deficit grows while both imports, exports fall short of forecasts
Japan posted a trade deficit for a second straight month in August, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday, despite signs of ...
Overseas visitors to Japan hit record high for August
Overseas visitors to Japan hit a record high for August as the number of travelers from China is recovering. The Japan ...
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Japan Consumer Inflation Picked Up in August Amid BOJ Rate Hike View
TOKYO—Japan’s consumer inflation grew at a faster pace in August and stayed well above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target ...
Japan's August wholesale inflation slows, takes pressure off BOJ
Japan's annual wholesale inflation slowed in August as the yen's rebound weighed on import costs, data showed on Thursday, ...
China Says It Will ‘Gradually’ Resume Imports of Japanese Seafood
China imposed a ban last year after Japan began releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. They ...