September’s decline in producer prices should not be interpreted as evidence that inflation is fading. The fall was driven by a handful of idiosyncratic factors, while a closer look at the data suggests that underlying price pressures continued to strengthen. As a result, we believe the Bank of Japan remains on course to tighten policy further.
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