Japan PPI for August
0.2% m/m
expected 0.2%, prior 0.6% m/m
-0.5% y/y
expected -0.5%, prior -0.9% y/y
Producer Price Index is inflation at a business-to-business level (in a nutshell). It is also known as the Corporate Goods Price Index, which is probably a better indication as to what it is.
In the release is also an indication of consumer prices. The 'domestic final goods prices' index, which loosely correlates with CPI.
- -1.2% y/y