Japan CPI inflation hits 2-yr high in Jan, points to more BOJ rate hikes By Investing.com - Feb 20, 2025 2 Investing.com-- Japanese consumer price index inflation grew more than expected in ...

Japan’s National Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed 4.0% YoY in January, compared to the previous reading of 3.6%, according to the latest data released by the Japan Statistics Bureau on Friday.

The core consumer price index for the Ku-area of Tokyo in Japan increased by 2.2% year-on-year in February 2025, slowing from an 11-month high of 2.5% in January and coming in below forecasts of 2.3%.

Japan's core consumer price index rose 3.2 percent in January from a year earlier amid surging rice prices. It was the second-straight month for the CPI reading to be in the 3-percent range.

Monthly, the CPI increased by 0.5%, after December's 14-month top of 0.6% rise. Food prices in Japan increased by 7.8% from a year earlier in January 2025, accelerating from a 6.4% rise in the ...

By contrast, services inflation rose 1.4% in January from the previous year, slowing from a gain of 1.6% in December, the CPI data showed. Japan's economy expanded an annualised 2.8% in the final ...

Japan’s hotter-than-expected CPI had all the makings of a knockout punch for USDJPY bulls, but instead, it turned into a slugfest as high-ranking officials stepped in to cool the yen rally.

Japan CPI inflation hits 2-yr high in Jan, points to more BOJ rate hikes By Investing.com - Feb 20, 2025 2 Investing.com-- Japanese consumer price index inflation grew more than expected in ...