Tokyo area inflation data, comes out ahead of national figures for the same month
Tokyo CPI 1.3% y/y … higher than expected and last month, but its the excl food and energy to focus on
- expected 1.1%, prior was 1.2%
Tokyo CPI excluding Fresh Food 1.0% y/y
- expected 0.9%, prior was 0.9%
Tokyo CPI excluding Food, Energy 0.7% y/y
- expected 0.6%, prior was 0.6%
Also …
Jobless Rate for August, 2.4%
- is 2.5%, prior was 2.5%
Job-To-Applicant Ratio for August 1.63
- expected 1.63, prior was 1.63
ps. More data coming from Japan very soon … 2350GMT:
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