Core consumer prices in Japan climbed 0.7 percent on year in September, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday - in line with forecasts and down from 0.8 percent in August.
Overall inflation was up 1.1 percent on year, versus expectations for 0.9 percent, which would have been unchanged from the previous month.
Among the individual components, prices for fuel jumped 5.4 percent on year, followed by transportation (2.5 percent), food (1.7 percent) and clothing and education (each 0.7 percent). Furniture prices dipped 1.3 percent and housing fell 0.4 percent.
On a monthly basis, core CPI was up 0.1 percent and overall inflation added 0.3 percent.
Among the individual components, prices for clothing surged 6.0 percent on month, followed by food (1.0 percent), fuel (0.8 percent) and furniture (0.3 percent). Recreation prices shed 1.6 percent.
Core consumer prices in the Tokyo region - considered a leading indicator for the nationwide trend - were up 0.3 percent on year in October. That matched expectations and was up from 0.2 percent in September.
Overall Tokyo CPI was up 0.6 percent on year versus forecasts for 0.5 percent, which would have been unchanged from the previous month.
Among the individual components, fuel costs were up 4.8 percent on year, followed by miscellaneous (2.4 percent), food (1.4 percent) and transportation (0.6 percent). Furniture prices fell 1.3 percent and medical care costs were down 1.0 percent.
On a monthly basis, Tokyo core CPI was up 0.2 percent in October and overall inflation added 0.1 percent.
Among the individual components, miscellaneous costs jumped 1.8 percent on month, followed by recreation (1.0 percent), furniture (0.3 percent) and fuel (0.1 percent). Transportation costs eased 0.4 percent and clothing prices were down 0.1 percent.
Also on Friday, the Bank of Japan's index measuring corporate service prices was up 0.7 percent on year in September, standing at 96.2. That was below forecasts for an increase of 0.8 percent following the upwardly revised increase of 0.7 percent in August (originally 0.6 percent).
On a monthly basis, corporate service prices were flat after easing 0.1 percent in the previous month.
In the third quarter of 2013, corporate service prices were up 0.6 percent on year and down 0.1 percent on quarter.
Among individual components of the survey, prices were higher for transportation, real estate, communications and rental; prices were down for advertising services.
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