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TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer prices fell 0.1% in April from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.
The core consumer price index, which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, compared with economists’ median estimate for a 0.2% annual fall.
Stripping away the effect of fresh food and energy, consumer prices fell 0.2% in April from a year ago. (Reporting by Leika Kihara Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
