Japan Dec core CPI rises 2.4% yr/yr

TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer ‍prices rose 2.4% in December from a ‌year earlier, ‌government data showed on Friday.

The core consumer price index, ​which includes oil ‍products ​but excludes ​fresh food prices, ‍compared with economists’ median estimate for a 2.4% ‍annual gain.

Stripping away the effect ‍of fresh ‍food ​and energy, ​consumer ⁠prices rose ‌2.9% in December from a year ago.

(Reporting by Tokyo ⁠Newsroom)