Tokyo Jan core CPI rises 0.2% yr/yr

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FILE PHOTO: A woman holding a parasol looks at a menu board in front of a restaurant at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
FILE PHOTO: A woman holding a parasol looks at a menu board in front of a restaurant at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) - Core consumer prices in Tokyo rose 0.2% in January from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday.

The core consumer price index for Japan’s capital, which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, compared with economists' median estimate for a 0.3% annual rise.

(This story corrects to add missing percentage number in headline)

(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)

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