consumer price index
Core inflation in Japan’s capital brings BOJ closer to a rate hike
[TOKYO] Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital stayed well above the central bank’s 2 per cent target in November as firms continued to pass on rising costs mainly for food, data showed on Friday,...
US consumer prices rise slightly less than expected in September
[WASHINGTON] US consumer prices increased slightly less than expected in September, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates again next week. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3 ...
Singapore’s core inflation inches up to 0.4% in September, above forecasts
Headline inflation picks up to 0.7%, from 0.5% in August
Australia’s monthly CPI rises 3.0% y/y in Aug, core cools
[SYDNEY] Australian consumer prices rose at the fastest annual pace in a year in August, but a key measure of core inflation eased back and kept the door open to a further cut in interest rates.
Thai August headline CPI drops more than forecast, seen falling further
The consumer price index dropped 0.79% in August from a year earlier
China's July consumer prices flat, factory-gate prices miss forecast
[BEIJING] China’s consumer prices were unchanged in July, while producer prices fell more than expected, underscoring the impact of sluggish domestic demand and persistent trade uncertainty on consume...
Thailand’s July headline CPI falls 0.7% y/y, more than forecast
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s headline consumer price index dropped 0.7 per cent in July from a year earlier, after the previous month’s fall of 0.25 per cent, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday.
Malaysia’s June CPI rises 1.1% y/y, below forecast
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.1 per cent in June from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday.
The surprising tariff lesson buried in inflation data
The higher the inflation, the more likely businesses are to absorb most of the higher cost, at least in the near term, and vice versa
Malaysia’s May CPI rises 1.2% y/y, less than forecast
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.2 per cent in May from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday. The rise was less than the 1.4 per cent increase forecast in a Reu...
