The Japan Times
Consumer inflation advanced apace last month, supporting the Bank of Japan’s stance on a gradual rate hike path before U.S. tariff measures clouded the economic outlook. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/18/economy/cpi-march/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicindicators #japaneseeconomy #inflation #boj #rice
Japan’s inflation quickens as rice prices gain the most in over 50 years

The price of rice, the nation’s staple food, rose 92.1% from a year earlier, the fastest pace in data going back to 1971.

The Japan Times
Apr 18 at 1:48amBuffer