Corporate price index continues to rise at a low level for 3 consecutive months September 11th 9:10
Last month's preliminary figures for the corporate goods price index, which show the prices of goods traded between companies, rose 0.2% from the previous month, rising for the third straight month.
This is because the prices of crude oil and metals, whose global demand has fallen due to the spread of the new coronavirus, are rising as economic activity resumes.
However, it has fallen 2.1% compared to the same month last year, and remains at a low level.