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Japan Inflation June 2018

Japan: Core inflation inches up in June

The core consumer price index rose 0.1% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in June, up from May’s flat reading.

Core inflation was up a notch to 0.8% in June from 0.7% in May, which was in line with market expectations. Overall inflation was unchanged at May’s 0.7% in June. Nevertheless, inflation remains well below the Bank of Japan’s inflation target of 2.0%.

Core inflation for Tokyo rose from 0.5% in May to 0.7% in June. Data on core inflation for Tokyo for July will be released on 27 July.

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