Japan Core Inflation Rate 26 February 2024
Japan Core Inflation Rate 26 February 2024: 2% for January 2024, above the 1.8% forecast and down from 2.3% in December 2023. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Mon 26 Feb 2024 at 23:30 UTC.
These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Statistics Bureau of Japan. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.
What a print like this usually does
Above the forecast: A broad beat, especially in underlying prices, usually supports the yen through a more hawkish BoJ rate outlook.

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Japan Core Inflation Rate 26 February 2024: 2% vs 1.8% forecast (Statistics Bureau of Japan). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/jp-core-cpi/2024-02-26