Japan's producer prices up 3.2 pct in August

TOKYO, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Producer prices in Japan rose 3.2 percent in August from a year earlier, marking the 30th consecutive month of increase, official data showed Wednesday.

According to preliminary figures from the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the producer price index, which measures costs of goods traded among businesses, stood at 119.6 against the 2020 base of 100.

Given the increase in corporate prices