TOKYO, July 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer prices rose 3.3% in June 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 3.3% annual gain.
Stripping away the effect of fresh food and energy, consumer prices rose 3.4% in June from a year ago.
(Reporting by Tokyo Newsroom)
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