Japan's wholesale prices rise 6.8% in Sept. TOKYO (Kyodo)…
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Japan's wholesale prices rise 6.8% in Sept.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's wholesale prices in September rose 6.8 percent from a year earlier, Bank of Japan data showed Tuesday.
The growth in prices of goods traded between companies decelerated from 7.6 percent in August.
The data came as the BOJ weighs the timing of an additional interest rate hike. The central bank has two policy meetings remaining this year, scheduled for Oct. 29-30 and Dec. 17-18.
Import prices surged 24.5 percent from a year earlier, while export prices rose 17.9 percent.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's wholesale prices in September rose 6.8 percent from a year earlier, Bank of Japan data showed Tuesday.
The growth in prices of goods traded between companies decelerated from 7.6 percent in August.
The data came as the BOJ weighs the timing of an additional interest rate hike. The central bank has two policy meetings remaining this year, scheduled for Oct. 29-30 and Dec. 17-18.
Import prices surged 24.5 percent from a year earlier, while export prices rose 17.9 percent.
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