(MENAFN) The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said that wholesale prices in Japan went up 1.3 percent last year due to the yen's weakening, Xinhua reported
The central bank said in a preliminary report said that corporate goods' index of prices came at 101.9 versus 2010 base of 100
Prices of petroleum and coal products increased 8.8 percent from a year earlier, while electricity, gas and water bills increased 8.4 percent on higher import costs as the yen depreciated about 20 percent from a year before
Lumber and wood products prices climbed 8.7 percent as a result of increased housing starts in both Japan and the United States
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