Quick Overview

• Japanese wholesale prices rose 0.8% MoM and climbed 2.2% YoY.
  

• Japan’s current account surplus rose 36.9% -- a record high. On a seasonally adjusted basis the current account surplus rose 63.3% MoM, following a 19.2% monthly decline in February.
  

• Retail sales in New Zealand rose 1.3% MoM.
  

• Producer prices in the U.K. were up 2.5% YoY
  

• The Florida Department of Citrus said there were 78.2 billion gallons of frozen orange juice concentrate in inventory, down 15% YoY.
  

• AAA said U.S. average gasoline prices climbed to a record-high average of $3.073 a gallon.