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Japan Oct CPI 0.1% Y/Y; Energy Up

JAPAN DATA
MNI (Singapore)
  • Japan's national average core consumer price index (excluding fresh food) edged up 0.1% from the year earlier in October, unchanged from the previous reading, marking the sixth recovering month.
  • Energy rose 11.3% y/y, accelerating from the previous 7.4% y/y growth. contributing 0.79 percentage points to CPI.
  • The underlying inflation rate measured by the core-core CPI (excluding fresh food and energy) decreased 0.7% y/y, expanding from the 0.5% decrease last month.
  • Prices for ex-perishables rose 0.7% y/y, faster from last 0.6% y/y gain.
  • Prices for household spending rose 0.1% y/y, down from the 3.0% y/y growth reported last month, and prices for accommodation surged 59.1% y/y, faster than last 43.1%.

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