Japan's corporate goods price index has risen by more than 7% for three consecutive months

The preliminary statistics released by the Bank of Japan on September 11 show that in August, Japan's Corporate Goods Price Index rose by 7.6% year-on-year to 136.1. This is a slight decrease from the revised figure of 7.7% in July, but marks the third consecutive month with an increase exceeding 7%. Data shows that prices for all 23 categories of goods included in the statistics rose year-on-year. Among them, non-ferrous metals and information and communication equipment saw increases of 43.3% and 19.5%, respectively. Due to factors such as the Middle East situation pushing up energy costs, prices for petroleum and coal products rose by 14.7%. (Xinhua News Agency)