TOKYO (Reuters): Core consumer prices in Tokyo suffered their biggest annual drop in more than eight years, data showed on Friday (Nov 27), an indication the hit to consumption from the coronavirus crisis continued to heap deflationary pressure on the economy.
The data, which is considered a leading indicator of nationwide price trends, reinforces market expectations that inflation will remain distant from the Bank of Japan’s 2 per cent target for the foreseeable future.
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