BOJ May core CPI ex- energy, fresh foods 1 July 2016

  • +0.9% prev

The Bank of Japan's own calculation.Measures the change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers, excluding food and energy. The BOJ usually pays more attention to the core inflation data but invariably takes its cue from the govt's data.

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