2024年10月，日本生产者价格指数同比增长3.4%，高于上月上调后的3.1%的增长率，也高于市场预测的3.0%。这是连续第44个月的生产者通胀，是自2023年8月以来的最高数字，因为大多数商品的成本进一步上涨：运输设备（1.1%对9月的1.3%）、饮料和食品（1.8%对2.1%）、石油和煤炭（4.5%对1.5%）、钢铁（0.3%对0.4%）、电机（3.7%对3.3%）、生产机械（2.6%对4.1%）、通用机械（3.4%对3.2%）、金属制品（3.9%对2.8%）、其他制造业（3.6%对3.7%）、塑料（2.7%对2.2%）、有色金属（14.6%对9.7%）、信息（2.4%对3.6%），以商业为导向的机械（1.9%对2.8%）。相比之下，化工产品价格在此前上涨0.3%后下跌了0.6%。月度生产者价格指数上涨0.2%，超过了普遍预期的持平，并在9月份上调了0.3%。
Producer prices in Japan increased by 3.4% yoy in October 2024, steeper than an upwardly revised 3.1% growth in the previous month and above market forecasts of 3.0%. It was the 44th straight month of producer inflation, marking the highest figure since August 2023, as cost rose further for most commodities: transport equipment (1.1% vs 1.3% in September), beverages & foods (1.8% vs 2.1%), petroleum & coal (4.5% vs 1.5%), iron & steel (0.3% vs 0.4%), electrical machinery (3.7% vs 3.3%), production machinery (2.6% vs 4.1%), general-purpose machinery (3.4% vs 3.2%), metal products (3.9% vs 2.8%), other manufacturing (3.6% vs 3.7%), plastics (2.7% vs 2.2%), non-ferrous metals (14.6% vs 9.7%), information (2.4% vs 3.6%), and business-oriented machinery (1.9% vs 2.8%). By contrast, prices of chemical products fell 0.6% after rising 0.3% previously. Monthly, producer prices rose by 0.2%, beating consensus of a flat reading and following an upwardly revised 0.3% gain in September.
