Tokyo, March 21, 2025 (AFP) - Japan's core inflation rate slows to 3% in Feburary

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Japan's core inflation rate decelerated in February, government data showed Friday, with prices excluding fresh food rising 3.0 percent year-on-year in the world's fourth-largest economy. The core Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed from 3.2 percent in January, remaining above the Bank of Japan's two-percent target which has been exceeded every month since April 2022. Government subsidies for electricity and gas fees contributed to the easing in in......

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