Japan wholesale inflation perks up in Oct, complicates BOJ rate hike timing

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TOKYO : Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in October as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some goods, data showed on Wednesday, complicating the central bank's decision on how soon to raise interest rates.

FILE PHOTO: A woman chooses vegetables at a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan October 21, 2022.

The yen-based import price index fell 2.2 per cent in October from a year earlier, less than the 2.5 per cent drop in September, the data showed.

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