JAPAN CORE CPI HAS RISEN FOR 58 MONTHS IN A ROW

ON 24 JULY, DATA RELEASED BY THE MINISTRY OF GENERAL AFFAIRS OF JAPAN ON 24 JULY SHOWED THAT THE CORE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) HAD RISEN FROM 1.6 PER CENT TO 113.1 PER CENT IN JAPAN IN JUNE, AND FROM 58 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. RISING FOOD PRICES REMAIN THE MAIN DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE RISE IN JAPAN ' S CORE CPI。