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Japan headline inflation rate hits highest this year as energy prices bite

CNBC · August 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM

Japan headline inflation rate hits highest this year as energy prices bite

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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Japan headline inflation rate hits highest this year as energy prices bite

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