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Tokyo core CPI rises to 22-yr high after Japan's April tax hike

Posted on 26 April 2014. Tags: 22yr, after, April, core, High, hike, Japan’s, rises, Tokyo

Tokyo core CPI rises to 22-yr high after Japan’s April tax hike TOKYO (Reuters) – Core consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of nationwide inflation, rose 2.7 per cent in April from a year earlier to mark the biggest gain in more than two decades, offering the first glimpse on how Japan’s sales tax hike is …

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