Producer prices in Japan increased by 5.8% from a year earlier in April 2023, easing from an upwardly revised 7.4% rise in March. It was the lowest producer inflation since August 2021 and the fourth month of a slowdown in producer prices amid signs that the impact of past spikes in raw material costs has faded. Cost declined further for both lumber & wood (-17.9% vs -14.7% in March) and petroleum (-6.6% vs -3.3%). In contrast, prices slowed for beverages & foods (7.0% vs 7.6%), chemicals (1.9% vs 3.7%), non-ferrous metals (-2.7% vs 2.0%), transport equipment (3.8% vs 4.5%), iron & steel (10.9% vs 17.4%), and plastics (7.2% vs 8.0%). Meanwhile, inflation accelerated for both machinery (5.1% vs 3.9%) and business-oriented machinery (2.4% vs 1.8%). On a monthly basis, producer prices grew by 0.2% after an upwardly revised 0.1% gain in March. source: Bank of Japan

Producer Prices Change in Japan averaged 1.57 percent from 1961 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 33.90 percent in February of 1974 and a record low of -8.60 percent in August of 2009. This page provides - Japan Producer Prices Change- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Japan Producer Prices Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2023.

Producer Prices Change in Japan is expected to be 5.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.

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Japan Producer Prices Change



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-04-11 11:50 PM Mar 7.2% 8.3% 7.1% 7.5%
2023-05-14 11:50 PM Apr 5.8% 7.4% 6.5%
2023-06-11 11:50 PM May 5.8% 4.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Producer Prices 119.80 119.60 points Apr 2023
Export Prices 126.80 126.40 points Apr 2023
Import Prices 158.10 162.20 points Apr 2023
Producer Prices Change 5.80 7.20 percent Apr 2023
Inflation Expectations 2.80 2.70 percent Mar 2023

Japan Producer Prices Change
Producer prices change refers to year over year change in price of goods and services sold by manufacturers and producers in the wholesale market during a given period.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.80 7.20 33.90 -8.60 1961 - 2023 percent Monthly
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Japan Producer Prices Rise the Least in 20 Months
Producer prices in Japan increased by 5.8% from a year earlier in April 2023, easing from an upwardly revised 7.4% rise in March. It was the lowest producer inflation since August 2021 and the fourth month of a slowdown in producer prices amid signs that the impact of past spikes in raw material costs has faded. Cost declined further for both lumber & wood (-17.9% vs -14.7% in March) and petroleum (-6.6% vs -3.3%). In contrast, prices slowed for beverages & foods (7.0% vs 7.6%), chemicals (1.9% vs 3.7%), non-ferrous metals (-2.7% vs 2.0%), transport equipment (3.8% vs 4.5%), iron & steel (10.9% vs 17.4%), and plastics (7.2% vs 8.0%). Meanwhile, inflation accelerated for both machinery (5.1% vs 3.9%) and business-oriented machinery (2.4% vs 1.8%). On a monthly basis, producer prices grew by 0.2% after an upwardly revised 0.1% gain in March.
2023-05-14
Japan Producer Prices Rise the Least in 1-1/2 Years
Producer prices in Japan increased by 7.2% from a year earlier in March 2023, easing from an upwardly revised 8.3% rise in February, but beating market forecasts of 7.1% growth. It was the lowest producer inflation since September 2021 and the third month of a slowdown in producer prices amid signs that the impact of past spikes in raw material costs has faded. Cost declined further for both lumber & wood (-11.5% vs -10.7% in February) and petroleum (-4.7% vs -4.7%). In contrast, inflation was unchanged for chemicals (at 4.7%), non-ferrous metals (at 5.3%), and transport equipment (at 4.7%). Meanwhile, prices accelerated for beverages & foods (8.0% vs 7.6%), iron & steel (18.5% vs 18.9%), plastics (18.3% vs 8.6%), machinery (6.3% vs 4.7%), and business-oriented machinery (1.5% vs 1.3%). On a monthly basis, producer prices were flat after a downwardly revised 0.3% decline in March.
2023-04-12
Japan Producer Prices Rise the Least in 16 Months
Producer prices in Japan increased by 8.2% yoy in February 2023, slowing from a 9.5% rise a month earlier and falling short of market consensus of 8.4%. This was the lowest producer inflation since October 2021, marking the second straight month of a slowdown in producer prices, amid signs that the impact of past spikes in raw material costs was fading. Prices eased for foods (7.6% vs 7.8% in January), chemicals (4.7% vs 5.7%), iron & steel (18.5% vs 18.9%), plastics (8.6% vs 9.6%), and non-ferrous metals (5.3% vs 6%). In addition, cost fell further for woods (-10.7% vs -8.7%) and petroleum (-4.7% vs -0.3%). By contrast, inflation was unchanged for textile (at 6.3%), metal products (at 13%), and production machinery (at 4.7%). Meantime, cost grew faster for business-oriented machinery (1.3% vs 0.7%) and transport equipment (4.7% vs 4.6%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell by 0.4 percent, the first drop since November 2020, after a flat reading in January.
2023-03-10