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Yen's purchasing power hits all-time low, at one-third of peak
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TOKYO – Japanese households face a 90,000 yen ($560) increase in their yearly expenses from higher prices for food and energy imports, one estimate shows, as the country’s weak currency drains purchasing power.
Japan’s government said on Friday it will replace top currency diplomat Masato Kanda, but this announcement is expected to have limited impact on the market.
The yen’s recent fall appears more linked to import companies and institutional investors buying up dollars late in the April-June quarter.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said last week that additional electricity and gas subsidies will be provided from August to October to combat inflation.
The wholesale price of European pork in Japan has surged about 40% in a year amid competition with other Asia nations to procure the meat.
Buyers in the U.S. and Europe are driving up prices for Chilean grapes, and Japanese companies find themselves at a disadvantage due to the weak yen.
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