Japan’s core consumer prices rise 2.8% in fiscal 2023

The overall CPI, which includes fresh food prices, rose 3.0%. The index excluding fresh food and energy prices climbed 3.9%, the highest increase since 4.0% in fiscal 1981.

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The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, in 2021. PHOTO: THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN

April 23, 2024

The overall CPI, which includes fresh food prices, rose 3.0%. The index excluding fresh food and energy prices climbed 3.9%, the highest increase since 4.0% in fiscal 1981.

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