Japan’s inflation hit its fastest clip in 40 years in October, an outcome that puts the central bank in an even more awkward position as it tries to explain the need to stick with monetary stimulus to pursue stable price growth.
Consumer prices excluding fresh food climbed 3.6 percent in October from a year ago, with the acceleration driven by processed food and the fading impact of mobile phone fee cuts, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.
The reading outpaced a 3.5 percent forecast by analysts and marks the fastest price growth since 1982. Price gains have now exceeded the Bank of Japan’s 2 percent price target for seven straight months, though the result is unlikely to convince Governor Haruhiko Kuroda to change course. He’s consistently maintained that the current cost-push inflation is only temporary, and that the central bank’s ultra-loose policy is necessary to keep supporting Japan’s recovery from the pandemic.The faster pace of inflation is at least partially due to the sharp drop in the yen.
in October also reflected the negative hit from the weaker currency, while the embattled yen and a ballooning import bill also helped push Japan’s overall economy back into reverse in the third quarter.152 per dollar at one point in October, hitting a fresh 32-year low. Japan’s government stepped into markets again during the month to prop up the currency.“Looking ahead, we expect core inflation to hover around 3.5 percent in 4Q and slow to 2.8 percent in 1Q23.
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