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Overall consumer prices in Japan were down 0.3 percent on year in July, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday.
That missed expectations for a flat reading following the downwardly revised 0.5 percent contraction in June (originally up 0.2 percent).
On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, overall inflation was up 0.2 percent - matching forecasts and slowing from 0.3 percent in the previous month.
Core CPI, which excludes volatile food costs, was down 0.2 percent on year - exceeding expectations for a decline of 0.4 percent following the downwardly revised 0.5 percent drop a month earlier (originally up 0.2 percent).
Core CPI was up 0.4 percent on month.