TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan maintained its economic assessment for all nine regions on Thursday, saying the likelihood of the Middle East conflict causing sharp declines in exports and output has receded.
Many regions saw companies passing on rising costs through price increases at a faster pace than in the past, the BOJ said in a quarterly report on Japan’s regional economies.
(Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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