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Japan's core inflation eased to 3.1% in July from 3.3% in June, above the 3% expected, as rice inflation slowed to 90.7% from 100.2%. Supermarket rice averaged 3,737 yen per five-kilogram bag in early August, below the earlier peak of 4,285 yen.
Core-core inflation held at 3.4%.
Easing domestic rice prices reduce the urgency for Japanese buyers to secure imports, but Japanese food inflation remains elevated.
cnbc.comLim Hui JieAug 21, 2025After 43 past macro events, Rough Rice moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -2.0% to +2.3%), and +1.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
