Tokyo, Aug. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan's core consumer price index in July rose 1.8 pct from a year earlier, up for 59 months in a row, the internal affairs ministry said Friday. The core CPI, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, stood at 102.1, against 100 for the base

TOKYO, Aug 21 : Japan's core consumer prices rose 1.8 per cent in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.The core consumer price index, which includes oil…

Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at 1.8%.