Japan's producer prices rises more than expected in September to 2.7%

[Japan flag with stock market finance, economy trend graph digital technology.]
manassanant pamai

Japan’s producer prices rose 2.7% year-on-year in September 2025, keeping the same pace as in the previous month but exceeding market forecasts of 2.5%.

On a monthly basis, prices increased by 0.3%, topping consensus of 0.1% and reversing the 0.2% decline in August.

The Nikkei 225 Index [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NKY:IND#hasComeFromMpArticle=false#source=section%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews] fell 0.4% to below 48,400, while the broader Topix dropped 1.1% to 3,220 on Friday. The Japanese yen [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/USD:JPY#hasComeFromMpArticle=false#source=section%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews] traded at an eight-month low around 153 per dollar on Friday and was on track to decline nearly 4% for the week, marking its steepest decline since September last year.

MORE ON JAPAN

* BoJ minutes reveal ongoing caution on economy amid inflation & market risks [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4461933-boj-minutes-reveal-ongoing-caution-on-economy-amid-inflation-market-risks#source=url_first_level%3Amarket-news%7Csection%3Amarket-pulse%7Csection_asset%3Anews_title]
* Japan's manufacturing PMI revised upward to 48.7 in April [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4438674-japans-manufacturing-pmi-revised-upward-to-487-in-april]
* Japan to spend ¥388 billion on relief measures for U.S. tariff impact [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4452761-japan-to-spend-388-billion-on-relief-measures-for-us-tariff-impact]
* Japan services sector expands for sixth month, but jobless rate hits 13-month high [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4501564-japan-services-sector-expands-for-sixth-month-but-jobless-rate-hits-13-month-high]
*
Takaichi elected LDP Chief, poised to become Japan’s first female prime minister [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4501869-takaichi-elected-ldp-chief-poised-to-become-japans-first-female-prime-minister]