Japan's core inflation likely steady in December – Reuters poll

According to the findings of the latest Reuters poll on next week’s Japanese CPI release, a majority of the economists polled see Japan’s consumer prices posting a 12th straight month of gains in December.

Additional Findings:

“The nationwide core consumer price index (CPI), which includes oil products but excludes volatile fresh food prices, likely grew 0.9 percent in December from a year ago, the same rate as November.

The nationwide core consumer price index (CPI), which includes oil products but excludes volatile fresh food prices, likely grew 0.9 percent in December from a year ago, the same rate as November.

The poll showed exports grew 10.1 percent in December compared with a year ago, up for 13 straight months but the expected pace of growth is slower than 16.2 percent in November.

Imports were expected to show a 12.3 percent increase, which would make trade surplus at 530.0 billion yen ($4.78 billion).”