TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Overall nationwide consumer prices in Japan were up 0.7 percent on year in May, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday.
That exceeded estimates for an increase of 0.6 percent, which would have been unchanged from the April reading.
Core CPI also was up 0.7 percent on year - in line with expectations and unchanged from the previous month.
On a monthly basis, overall inflation added 0.1 percent and core CPI was unchanged.
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