JAPAN’S CPI DROPPED 0.6 PERCENT IN JANUARY 2021

Highlights –

• Japan’s CPI dropped 0.6 percent in January 2021.
• In December 2020 CPI declined 1.0 percent.
• Energy prices, in general, dropped 8.6 percent in January.
• Fees for hotels and other accommodation facilities in the country were down 2.1 percent.

Japan government on Friday reported data showing that the country’s core consumer prices d....