Japan headline inflation rate hits highest this year as energy prices bite
- People looks at the fruits at a shop at the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo on August 22, 2025.
- (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images) Philip Fong | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan's headline inflation rate hit 1.9% in July, the highest level this year, as energy costs increase amid the Iran war.
- Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at 1.8%.
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- People looks at the fruits at a shop at the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo on August 22, 2025.
- (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images) Philip Fong | Afp | Getty ImagesJapan's headline inflation rate hit 1.9% in July, the highest level this year, as energy costs increase amid the Iran war.
- Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at 1.8%.
Sources: Cnbc