Japan’s Consumer Prices Drop for 12th Month After Data Revision
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Japan’s inflation dropped for a 12th month in July, extending the longest losing streak in a decade after data revisions showed weakness during the pandemic was worse than previously reported.
Consumer prices, excluding those for fresh food, declined 0.2% from a year earlier, the ministry of internal affairs said Friday in its first report since rejigging its consumer price basket earlier this month.