Japan's consumer inflation stays above cenbank's target for 44th month, boosting case for a rate hike
- Posted on December 18, 2025
- By CNBC
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Japan's consumer inflation stays above cenbank's target for 44th month, boosting case for a rate hike

Core inflation, which strips out prices of fresh food, remained unchanged from 3% in October, and came in line with Reuters-polled economists' average estimate.