Japan's corporate goods price index fell 0.3% month on month in September, versus the forecast of a 0.4% rise, while the year-on-year increase came in at 6.8%, below the forecast of 7.6%.
The September figure for Japan's corporate goods prices was released, showing a month-on-month decline of 0.3%. This was below the market forecast of a 0.4% increase and cannot be considered a significant improvement from the previous month's 0.2% decline.
The year-on-year measure was 6.8%, below both the forecast of 7.6% and the previous reading of 7.6%.
The release is one of the key indicators of domestic price trends and may attract attention as a factor affecting future price developments and monetary policy.