Japan July nationwide core CPI -0.1 pct yr/yr

Aug 31, 2007 - Japanese core consumer prices fell 0.1 percent in July from a year earlier, in line with economists' consensus forecast, government data showed on Friday.

In the Tokyo area, the core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food prices, were flat in August compared with a year earlier, against the consensus forecast of a 0.1 percent decline.