{
  "id": 17144804,
  "title": "Breaking: Japan’s Tokyo CPI inflation climbs 2.8% in October",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/breaking-japans-tokyo-cpi-inflation-climbs-2-8-in-october",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T23:33:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/breaking-japans-tokyo-cpi-inflation-climbs-28-in-october-202610292333"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Tokyo, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October increased by 2.8% compared to the same period last year, according to the latest statistics from Japan's Statistics Bureau. This marks a 2.8% year-on-year rise, up from the previous month's 2.7% increase. Excluding fresh food and energy prices, the CPI for Tokyo rose by 2.6% year-on-year in October, aligning with market expectations and 2.7% in the previous month. Energy prices saw a 2.4% year-on-year increase in October, down from the previous 2.7% (revised from 3.0%). Despite the inflation data, the Japanese Yen (JPY) showed a slight decline, with the USD/JPY pair dropping 0.06% to 157.72 as of the reporting date.",
  "summary": "The headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October rose 2.8% YoY as compared to 2.7% in the previous month, the Statistics Bureau of Japan showed on Friday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tokyo CPI inflation rose 2.8% in October year-on-year",
    "Excluding fresh food and energy, CPI increased 2.6%",
    "Japanese Yen slightly declined against USD"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Tokyo core inflation exceeds BOJ target in October",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/tokyo-core-inflation-exceeds-boj-target-in-october",
        "published": "2026-10-29T23:46:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Tokyo inflation exceeds BOJ’s 2% target before rate decision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/tokyo-inflation-exceeds-bojs-2-target-before-rate-decision",
        "published": "2026-10-30T01:01:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}