Japanese Tokyo inflation eased in August after rising in the previous month, data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs showed on Friday.
The consumer price index increased 0.3 percent year-on-year in August, slower than 0.6 percent rise July. In June, inflation was 0.3 percent.
Core CPI fell 0.3 percent in August, after a 0.4 percent rise in the previous month. Economists had expected a 0.3 percent rise.
On a monthly basis, core prices fell 0.6 percent in August, after a 0.3 percent rise in the prior month.
Excluding fresh food and energy, consumer prices fell 0.7 percent monthly, after a 0.3 percent increase in July.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, consumer prices fell 0.4 percent in August, reversing a 0.3 percent rise in the preceding month.
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