- Japan national inflation up 0.4% y/y, as expected
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26 May 2017
Japan national inflation up 0.4% y/y, as expected
Overall consumer prices in Japan were up 0.4 percent on year in April, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications cited by rttnews.
That was in line with expectations and up from 0.2 percent in March.
Core consumer prices were up 0.3 percent on year - shy of forecasts for 0.4 percent and up from 0.2 percent in the previous month.
On a monthly basis, overall CPI was up 0.1 percent and core CPI was flat.
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