QTC: Japan – services PPI higher again
Core services PPI inflation in June rose 3% YoY for the first time since the early 1990s. This offers evidence of the BOJ's hoped-for virtual wage-price dynamic, with the annual rise in services PPI being led by high labour cost sectors.
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