Japan March core CPI rises 1.8% yr/yr

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TOKYO, April 24 : Japan's core consumer prices rose 1.8 per cent in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.

The core consumer price index, which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, compared with economists' median estimate for a 1.8 per cent annual gain.

Stripping away the effect of fresh food and energy, consumer prices rose 2.4 per cent in March from a year ago.

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