Core consumer prices have been falling slightly for most of this year.

今年大部分时间的核心消费者物价指数稍有下降。

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Core consumer prices rose 1.3% in the 12 months to April, up from 1.2% in March.

核心消费者价格四月同比上涨1.3%，相对于三月份的1.2%也略微上扬。

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Core consumer prices, which do not include food, dropped by a record 1.7% in the year to June.

到六月为止的过去一年里，核心消费者价格(不包括食物)已经下价格了1.7%，又一个历史最高纪录。

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Core consumer prices, which exclude food and fuel, were flat in February but 2.3% higher than a year earlier.

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In November, Japan's core consumer prices index, which excludes fresh food, fell 0.1%.

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The spike in core consumer prices may prove to be a one-off.

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