Overall nationwide consumer prices in Japan were up 0.2 percent on year in August, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday.
That was unchanged from the July reading and exceeded forecasts for an increase of0.1 percent
Core inflation, which excludes the volatile costs of food, was down 0.1 percent on year in August – matching expectations following the flat reading in the previous month.
On a monthly basis, overall CPI was up 0.2 percent and core inflation was unchanged.
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