东京，10月13日：根据周二发布的数据，日本9月当月批发价格较去年同期上涨6.8%，原因是企业将燃料和化工成本转嫁给下游，这凸显了通胀压力的加剧，使得市场对近期加息的预期得以维持。
TOKYO, Oct 13 : Japan's wholesale prices rose 6.8 per cent in the year to September as companies passed on fuel and chemical costs, according to data released on Tuesday, highlighting mounting inflationary pressure that keeps alive market expectations of a near-term interest rate hike.
这些数据将成为日本央行在本月政策会议上制定新一季度增长和通胀预测时需要审查的因素之一。
The data will be among the factors that the Bank of Japan will scrutinise when its board produces fresh quarterly growth and inflation forecasts at this month's policy meeting.
衡量企业之间商品和服务交易价格的企业物价指数同比上涨6.8%，低于市场预测的7.6%涨幅的中位数。此前8月份该指数曾上涨7.6%。
The rise in the corporate goods price index, which measures the price companies charge each other for their goods and services, compared with the median market forecast for a 7.6 per cent increase. It followed a 7.6 per cent gain in August.
日本央行发布的数据显示，以日元计价的进口价格指数在9月较去年同期飙升24.5%，表明日元疲软持续推高了原材料进口成本。
The yen-based import price index surged 24.5 per cent in September from a year earlier, the data released by the BOJ showed, a sign that the currency's weakness continued to push up the cost of raw material imports.