Japan National CPI Ex Food, Energy (YoY) unchanged at 2.1% in December

FXStreet.com (Barcelona)

Jan 30, 2015

Japan Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY): 1.7% (January) vs previous 1.8%

Japanese inflation: Mostly unchanged but overall Tokyo improves

Japanese inflation data came mostly unchanged, with the national reading for December only seeing a slight correction lower on CPI Ex-Fresh Food (YoY) from 2.7% in Nov to 2.5% in Dec, while the Tokyo data (month of January) saw an increase in the overall CPI, but small decreases in CPI Ex-Fresh Food/Energy.