Japan May core CPI rises 2.1% year/year - govt
TOKYO, June 24 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose
2.1% in May from a year earlier, government data showed on
Friday, topping the Bank of Japan's inflation target for the
second straight month.
The core consumer price index, which includes oil products
but excludes fresh food prices, compared with economists' median
estimate for a 2.1% annual gain, which was also the actual
reading in April.
Stripping away the effect of fresh food and energy, consumer
prices rose 0.8% in April from a year ago.
(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya
Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)
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