Overall nationwide consumer prices in Japan were up 0.3 percent on year in February, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday.
That was in line with forecasts following the flat reading in January.
Core inflation, which excludes the volatile costs of food, came in flat – again matching forecasts and unchanged from the previous month.
Overall CPI in the Tokyo region, considered a leading indicator for the nationwide trend, dipped 0.1 percent on year in March – missing forecasts for an increase of 0.1 percent, which would have been unchanged.
Tokyo’s core inflation slid 0.3 percent on year versus expectations for -0.2 percent and down from -0.1 percent in February.
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