Japan May core CPI rises 1.4% yr/yr

A view of a vegetable stand with prices at a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan, March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou

19 Jun 2026 07:33AM

TOKYO, June 19 : Japan's core consumer prices rose 1.4 per cent in May from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.The core consumer price index, which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, compared with economists' median estimate for a 1.4 per cent annual gain.Stripping away the effect of fresh food and energy, consumer prices rose 1.8 per cent in May from a year ago.

Source: Reuters