Japanese inflation goes from bad to worse

Ivan Delgado Independent Analyst

Japanese inflation numbers just went from bad to worse, with Tokyo May figures all coming worse than the previous month, while the national CPI for April was also poor.

Key headlines

National CPI y/y for April came in at -0.3% y/y vs -0.4% expected and -0.1% last

National CPI y/y excluding Fresh Food for April came in at -0.3% y/y vs -0.4% expected and -0.3% last

National CPI excluding Food, Energy y/y for Apri stood at +0.7% y/y vs 0.7% expected and +0.7% last

Tokyo CPI y/y for May came at -0.5% y/y vs -0.5% expected and -0.4% last

Tokyo CPI excluding Fresh Food y/y for May was 0.5% vs -0.4% expected and -0.3% last

Tokyo CPI excluding Food, Energy y/y for May came at +0.5% vs 0.6% expected and 0.6% last

Author

Ivan Delgado

Independent Analyst

Established in the Asian continent since 2009, Ivan studied a degree in Business at the University Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), while also earning a postgraduate degree in Business Administration.

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