Japan Producer Prices Climb 7.2% In July

India, Aug. 12 -- Producer prices in Japan were up 7.2 percent on year in July, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday.

That was shy of expectations for an increase of 7.4 percent and down from the upwardly revised 7.3 percent gain in June (originally 7.1 percent).

On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.1 percent versus forecasts for a gain of 0.6 percent following the upwardly revised 0.5 percent increase in the previous month (originally 0.4 percent).

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