TOKYO –
Japan’s domestic Corporate Goods Price Index, which measures prices charged for goods traded between companies, rose 7.1% from a year earlier to 135.4 in June, the Bank of Japan said on July 10.
The pace of increase accelerated from 6.6% in May.
Heightened tensions in the Middle East pushed petroleum and coal product prices up 22.8% from a year earlier, while chemical product prices rose 14.4%, lifting the overall index.
Source: テレ東BIZ
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