Japan’s core inflation was unchanged in May from April, government data showed on June 19, days after the central bank hiked rates to a 31-year high in the wake of the Middle East war.

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…

Headline inflation edged up to 1.5% from 1.4%, while the so called "core-core" inflation rate, eased to 1.8% from 1.9%.