#Japan

Japan Q3 CPI YoY Growth Remains Flat at 1.9%; Sticky Inflation Boosts BOJ September Rate Hike Expectations

Core Overview: The year-on-year growth rate of Japan's Q3 2026 (latest observation date 2026-08-01) Consumer Price Index (CPI) reported at 1.9%, flat compared to the previous period's (2026-07-01) 1.

Japan's August Trade Deficit Expands to 1.1 Trillion Yen, Surging Imports Offset AI Export Momentum

Japan recently announced that its trade balance for August 2026 reached -1.1056 trillion yen (-1,105,607 million yen), expanding significantly from the previous month's -638.3 billion yen and exceedin

Japan Q3 2026 Total Exports Up for 12th Consecutive Month, Beating Market Expectations Driven by AI Chips and Yen Depreciation

Japan's newly released total exports for Q3 2026 reached 10,048,375 million yen (approximately 10.05 trillion yen). Although pulling back from the previous value (11.51 trillion yen), the year-on-year

Japan's Q3 Exports Grow 19.3% YoY, Maintaining Double-Digit Highs, with AI Chips and Weak Yen Remaining Dual Engines

The latest data indicates that the year-on-year growth rate of Japan's total exports in the third quarter of 2026 (2026-07-31) reached 19.3%. Although the figure pulled back slightly from the previous

Squeezed by a Weak Yen and Energy Costs, Japan's August PPI Climbs to a New High of 136.1

Core Overview: Producer-side inflation in Japan continues to heat up. The latest released Japanese Producer Price Index (PPI) for August 2026 (Q3) rose to 136.1, moving further upwards from the previo

Japan's Real Household Spending Falls for Eighth Consecutive Month, Largest Drop in Two and a Half Years at Q3 Start

Core Overview According to the latest data, Japan's average monthly real household spending for Q3 2026 plummeted by 3.6% year-on-year, not only worsening from the previous reading of a 3.3% decline