AI Data Insight
Japan's latest Q2 2026 domestic Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI) recorded a month-over-month increase of 0.90%. Although it pulled back from the previous reading of 2.31%, it still exceeded market expectations. The strong upward trend was mainly driven by geopolitical factors pushing up raw material prices, coupled with imported inflation pressure brought by the depreciation of the yen. Consequently, market expectations for further interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan have escalated.