FILE PHOTO-People shop daily necessities at a market in Tokyo, Japan March 3, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
TOKYO, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Core consumer prices in Japan’s capital, Tokyo, rose 2.8% in August from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.
The increase in the core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food but includes fuel costs, compared with a median market forecast for a 2.9% rise.
Reporting by Takahiko Wada, writing by Leika Kihara
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