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WHOLESALE PRICES

BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2018
Japan's wholesale prices up 3.1 percent in July on higher energy costs
Japan's wholesale prices rose 3.1 percent in July from a year earlier, reflecting higher energy costs as well as the effect of a heat wave and torrential rain that cut the supply of farm products, the Bank of Japan said Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 11, 2018
Japan's wholesale prices rise 2.8% in June on higher energy costs
Wholesale prices rose 2.8 percent across the country in June from a year earlier — climbing at the fastest pace this year — in a reflection of the higher cost of oil imports, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 12, 2018
Japan's wholesale prices logged 2.7% uptick in May
Wholesale prices rose 2.7 percent in May, the fastest pace since January, as energy costs climbed, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 12, 2017
Japan's wholesale prices up 3.5%, fastest pace since 2014
Wholesale prices rose 3.5 percent in November compared with last year, the fastest pace since September 2014, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 12, 2017
September wholesale prices rise at fastest pace in nine years
Wholesale prices rose 3.0 percent in September from a year earlier, gaining at the fastest pace in about nine years amid higher oil prices, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 12, 2017
Wholesale prices up for sixth month, signaling pick up in consumer inflation
The wholesale prices rose 2.1 percent from a year earlier in June for the sixth straight monthly gain on higher oil and steel prices, data from the central bank showed Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 15, 2017
Wholesale prices up for fourth month on higher oil costs
Japan's wholesale prices rose 2.1 percent in April from a year earlier, up for the fourth straight month due to higher oil prices, Bank of Japan data showed Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 13, 2017
February wholesale prices rose at fastest pace in over two years: BOJ
Wholesale prices rose at their fastest pace in more than two years in February on higher oil prices, up 1 percent from a year earlier, Bank of Japan data showed Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2017
Wholesale prices logged 3.4% drop in 2016
Wholesale prices in 2016 fell 3.4 percent to log their second consecutive annual decline as the yen advanced and crude oil prices sank on the back of slowdowns in China and other emerging economies, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 14, 2016
Japan's wholesale prices down for 18th straight month
Japan's wholesale prices fell for the 18th straight month in September, down 3.2 percent from a year earlier, with a downturn in global oil prices and the yen's appreciation pushing down import prices, Bank of Japan data showed Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2016
Japanese wholesale prices slump 3.9% in July
Wholesale prices fell 3.9 percent in July from a year earlier for a 16th straight monthly drop, dragged down by a strong yen and falling crude oil and commodity prices, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 10, 2016
Japan's May wholesale prices drop 4.2% on lower oil costs
Japan's wholesale prices fell 4.2 percent in May from a year earlier for the 14th straight month of decline, weighed down by falling crude oil prices and a stronger yen, the Bank of Japan said Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2016
Wholesale prices fell 3.8% in March
Wholesale prices dropped 3.8 percent in March from a year earlier for the 12th straight month of decline, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday. The falls came amid persistently low prices for crude oil and other commodities.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2015
Wholesale prices down 3.6% in August, largest fall in more than five years
Wholesale prices dropped 3.6 percent from a year earlier in August, the largest decline in five years and eight months, due to falling crude oil prices, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 15, 2015
April wholesale prices fall 2.2% on year
Wholesale prices, excluding the impact of last year's consumption tax hike, fell 2.2 percent in April from a year earlier for the six straight month of decline, the Bank of Japan said Friday, weighed down by the effects of a plunge in crude oil prices.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 13, 2014
Falling oil costs limit rise in October wholesale prices
Wholesale prices rose 2.9 percent in October from a year earlier for the 19th straight month of increase, but the pace of growth slowed amid recent falls in crude oil prices, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 14, 2014
Wholesale price rise slowed in September
Wholesale prices were up 3.5 percent in September from a year earlier for the 18th straight month of increase, but the pace of gain continued to slow amid falling crude oil prices and the diminishing effects of the weaker yen, which has pushed up import prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2014
Raw material costs pushed wholesale prices higher in August
Wholesale prices rose 3.9 percent in August from a year earlier for the 17th straight monthly increase amid higher energy and raw material costs, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 13, 2014
Wholesale prices gain for 10th month straight
Wholesale prices rose 2.4 percent in January from a year earlier for the 10th straight monthly gain as the yen's depreciation boosted import costs for energy, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2013
Higher power rates, weaker yen, push up wholesale prices 2.2%
Wholesale prices rose 2.2 percent in July from a year earlier for the fourth straight monthly increase, reflecting higher electricity prices and the effects of the yen's depreciation, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
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