Tokyo area march overall cpi +0.4 pct YoY

Core consumer prices in Tokyo rose 0.4 percent in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. The core consumer price index for Japan’s capital, which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, compared with economists' median estimate for a 0.4 percent annual rise.

• Tokyo area march cpi excluding fresh food, energy prices +0.7 pct yr/yr - govt.
• Tokyo area march core cpi +0.4 pct yr/yr - govt (reuters poll: +0.4 pct).

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