February PPI data from Japan

-0.2 % m/m

  • expected -0.3%, prior was -1.0%, revised from -0.9%

-3.4 % y/y

  • expected -3.4%, prior was -3.2%, revised from -3.1%

The PPI (producer price index) measures the price companies charge each other for their goods and services

More (via Reuters):

  • Overall final goods prices -- the prices of finished products charged to businesses -- fell 1.4% y/y
  • Domestic final goods prices, which loosely track the consumer price index, fell 0.5% y/y

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There will be more focus on the Chinese CPI and PPI, both due at 0130GMT