Japanese Firms Boost Wages as Inflation Pressures

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Major Japanese companies awarded significant salary improvements during their annual work meetings because rising prices stress their employees. The Bank of Japan studies current economic figures for its decisions about interest rates.

The Japan Council of Metalworkers’ Unions reveals that all but two of its largest 53 business union members – Networks Toyota Hitachi included – gained raises by 14,566 yen ($98) which almost equaled last year’s outcome. Toyota Motor agreed to give 7.6 months’ worth of salaries to its union workers per their contract demands. 

Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) member unions submitted yearly wage hike demands at 6.09% throughout the nation for the first time since 1993.

The announced wage increases for workers occurred as Japan recorded 4.0 percent inflation in January 2023 representing its highest reading since the same month in 2022. Boosted worker pay will help the Bank of Japan achieve its goal of moving interest rates toward their neutral level past 1%. Business owners continue to wonder if higher pay will overcome rising prices, especially for smaller business owners who employ the majority of workers across Japan.

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