Japan PPI for January is 4.2%y/y (expected 4.0% prior 3.8%)

February 13, 2025
-FCHFX

February 12, 2025 at 11:53PM
Yen catching a wee bid on this, another indication of inflation pressure. This’ll fuel further speculation of Bank of Japan rate hikes to come.

Japan PPI for January is +4.2%y/y (expected +4.0% prior +3.8%)

For the m/m, comes in at +0.3% (vs. expected +0.3% and prior of +0.3%)

Also known as the Corporate Goods Price Index, a monthly report from the Bank of Japan:

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

Japan PPI for January is 4.2%y/y (expected 4.0% prior 3.8%)