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The pay data will add to worries over Japan's growth outlook ... The consumer inflation rate the ministry uses to calculate real wages, which includes fresh food prices but not rent costs ...

Gains in Japan’s wages cooled more than expected in March while early trade figures for April showed export growth slowing, adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to proceed cautiously with interest ...

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is likely to be encouraged by stronger annual wage negotiation results that will pave the way for the end of its negative interest rate by this spring, according to ...

Growth in nominal wages slowed more than expected ... adding to the case for the Bank of Japan to proceed cautiously with interest-rate hikes as economic risks at home and abroad continue to ...

Japan’s central bank stood pat earlier this month after a cycle of rate hikes since March 2024 and halving its economic growth outlook to 0.5% for this fiscal year. While the BOJ pushed back the ...

TOKYO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Japan's real wages in March dropped 2.1 percent from a year earlier, falling for a third consecutive month, pressured by price hikes, government data showed Friday.

The mixed wage and spending data highlights Japan's challenging growth outlook ... The consumer inflation rate the ministry uses to calculate real wages, which includes fresh food prices but ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese real wages decreased for a third consecutive month in March, squeezed by relentless inflation although consumer spending beat expectations, government data showed on Friday.