Economic Buzz: Japan Producer Price Index Up Around 9% In May

10 Jun 2022 , 11:50 AM

The producer prices in Japan were up 9.1 percent on year in May, the Bank of Japan said on Friday. On a monthly basis, producer prices were unchanged and fell from the upwardly revised 1.3 percent increase in April (originally 1.2 percent). Export prices were flat on month and up 6.2 percent on year, the bank said, while import price jumped 1.3 percent on month and 26.3 percent on yearPowered by Commodity Insights