According to preliminary statistics released by the Bank of Japan on the 12th, the Japanese enterprise price index rose 2.0% to 119.3 in September this year, the growth rate slowed for the ninth consecutive month. Statistics show that in the month of kiln industry, earth and stone products prices, pulp, paper, paper products prices and metal products prices rose ahead, the corresponding category price index rose 14.5%, 13.7% and 7.3% respectively. The report also showed that the Japanese enterprise price index fell 0.3% in September from the previous month, with gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products, as well as commercial electricity and pipeline gas prices falling sharply. In addition, prices of chemicals, aquatic and agricultural and forestry products increased month-on-month. The enterprise price index reflects the price level of commodities traded between enterprises, and is one of the important indicators to measure the inflation level in Japan.