Japan's wholesale prices up 7.2% in July

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's wholesale prices in July rose 7.2 percent from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan said Thursday, reflecting increases for elec

TOKYO, Aug 13 : Japan's annual wholesale inflation continued its surge in July, data showed on Thursday, highlighting broadening price pressures and reinforcing market expectations of an interest rate hike in September.The producer price index rose 7.2 per cent in July from a year earlier, after a revised 7.3 per cent

Japan's wholesale inflation spikes in July, bolsters rate-hike chance  Reuters