Tokyo inflation numbers steady

FXStreet (Bali) - Japanese inflation figures came, overall, in line with market expectations, even showing a slight increase in Tokyo's most updated July readings on core and excl fresh food and energy, unlike the overall Tokyo print, which failed to meet last month's. Meanwhile, nation-wide, results were quite stable.

Main headlines

Japan Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) up to 2.1% in July from previous 2%

Japan National CPI Ex Food, Energy (YoY) up to 2.3% in June from previous 2.2%

Japan National CPI Ex-Fresh Food (YoY) in line with forecasts (3.3%) in June

Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY): 2.8% (July) vs previous 3%

Japan National Consumer Price Index (YoY) declined to 3.6% in June from previous 3.7%

Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) came in at 2.8%, above forecasts (2.7%) in July