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Japan: National CPI eases to 3.2% YoY in August versus 3.3% prior

According to the latest data released by the Japan Statistics Bureau on Friday, the National Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August came in at 3.2% YoY from 3.3% in July.

Further details unveil that the National CPI ex Fresh Food improved from 3.0% in July to 3.1% in August, whereas the National CPI ex Food, Energy came in at 4.3% compared to 4.3% in previous readings.

Following the Japan inflation data, the USD/JPY pair is down 0.01% on the day at 147.57.

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