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TOKYO, April 21 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices
in March rose 3.1% from a year earlier, government data showed
on Friday.
The increase in the core consumer price index (CPI), which
excludes volatile fresh food but includes energy costs, matched
a median market forecast.
(Reporting by Takahiko Wada; Writing by Leika Kihara; Editing
by Jacqueline Wong)
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