Japan consumer prices rise for first time in 18 months
Published on: Saturday, October 23, 2021
By: AFP
Laptop computers are seen on display at a department store in Tokyo.
TOKYO: Japan’s core consumer prices edged up 0.1 per cent in September, the first increase since March 2020 partly due to a rise in fuel prices, official data showed Friday.The latest figure was in line with market expectations, and comes after August’s prices were unchanged year on year, ending a run of 12 consecutive monthly declines.
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Core consumer prices – which exclude volatile fresh food – had been trimming the pace of their declines in recent months, as global commodities inflation offset the impact of a pandemic-induced spending slump.
Data showed prices jumping for fuel and accommodation fees, while telecommunications prices dipped.
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Several other advanced economies are experiencing inflationary pressure as their economies emerge from the pandemic and massive financial support programmes.
