{"id":16022,"date":"2026-02-20T21:42:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/japans-core-consumer-prices-rise-2-0-pct-on-year-in-january\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T21:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:42:39","slug":"japans-core-consumer-prices-rise-2-0-pct-on-year-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/japans-core-consumer-prices-rise-2-0-pct-on-year-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan’s core consumer prices rise 2.0 pct on year in January"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Customers are seen in a cafe in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 20, 2026. Japan’s core consumer prices in January increased 2.0 percent from a year earlier, marking a two-year low and matching the central bank’s inflation target, government data showed Friday. The increase in the core consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food costs, slowed from a 2.4 percent gain in December, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (Xinhua\/Jia Haocheng)<\/span><\/p>\n

TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — Japan’s core consumer prices in January increased 2.0 percent from a year earlier, marking a two-year low and matching the central bank’s inflation target, government data showed Friday.<\/p>\n

The increase in the core consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food costs, slowed from a 2.4 percent gain in December, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.<\/p>\n

The deceleration was largely due to the effect of fuel subsidies, the abolition of a provisional gasoline tax and the base effect of last year’s surge in food prices, the data showed.<\/p>\n

Core-core CPI, which strips away both energy and fresh food to reflect underlying price trends, increased 2.6 percent year-on-year in January.<\/p>\n

Food prices, excluding fresh items, rose 6.2 percent in January, slowing from a 6.7 percent growth in the previous month, while energy costs fell 5.2 percent after a drop of 3.1 percent in December. ■<\/span><\/p>\n

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Customers dine at a restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 20, 2026. Japan’s core consumer prices in January increased 2.0 percent from a year earlier, marking a two-year low and matching the central bank’s inflation target, government data showed Friday.<\/p>\n

The increase in the core consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food costs, slowed from a 2.4 percent gain in December, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (Xinhua\/Jia Haocheng)<\/p>\n

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A resident checks food prices outside a restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 20, 2026. Japan’s core consumer prices in January increased 2.0 percent from a year earlier, marking a two-year low and matching the central bank’s inflation target, government data showed Friday.<\/p>\n

The increase in the core consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food costs, slowed from a 2.4 percent gain in December, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (Xinhua\/Jia Haocheng)<\/p>\n

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A pedestrian walks past a restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 20, 2026. Japan’s core consumer prices in January increased 2.0 percent from a year earlier, marking a two-year low and matching the central bank’s inflation target, government data showed Friday.<\/p>\n

The increase in the core consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food costs, slowed from a 2.4 percent gain in December, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (Xinhua\/Jia Haocheng)<\/p>\n

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A man buys meal vouchers in front of a restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 20, 2026. Japan’s core consumer prices in January increased 2.0 percent from a year earlier, marking a two-year low and matching the central bank’s inflation target, government data showed Friday.<\/p>\n

The increase in the core consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food costs, slowed from a 2.4 percent gain in December, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (Xinhua\/Jia Haocheng)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Japan’s core consumer prices rise 2.0 pct on year in January<\/div>\n

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Customers are seen in a cafe in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 20, 2026. Japan’s core consumer prices in January increased 2.0 percent from a year earlier, marking a two-year low and matching the central bank’s inflation target, government data showed Friday. The increase in the core consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food costs, slowed…<\/p>\n

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