prices

Wholesale inflation slowed for a fifth month in a row in May 2023 thanks to falling fuel and commodity prices. The CGPI (Corporate goods price index) was still up 5.1% compared to the same month in 2022, but this is lower than the Bank of Japan’s median monthly forecast of 5.5% and follows a 5.9%…

Japan’s core consumer prices fell again in July, down at a quicker pace than any time in the past two and half years despite the government’s hope of forcing Japan back into inflation. Despite this, many foods and some other essentials continue to become more expensive, while wages stagnate, further increasing pressure on middle and…