Economic Indicators

Japan July core CPI rises 2.7% yr/yr

2024.08.22 19:53

TOKYO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer prices rose 2.7% in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at items at a shop in Tokyo, Japan, March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo

The core consumer price index, which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, compared with economists’ median estimate for a 2.7% annual gain.

Stripping away the effect of fresh food and energy, consumer prices rose 1.9% in July from a year ago.



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