Headline inflation was unchanged in Tokyo this month, but a jump in services inflation helped power a renewed increase in underlying inflation. That in turn, reflected large increases in mobile phone and hotel charges. While we still expect services inflation to fall alongside goods inflation through year-end, that may not proceed as quickly as we currently forecast.
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