Japan's August core consumer prices rise 1.7% yr/yr
TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) — Japan's core consumer prices in August rose 1.7% from a year earlier, data showed on Friday. The increase compared with a median market forecast for a 1.8% rise. (Reporting by Yoshifumi Takemoto and Leika Kihara; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) ((leika.kihara@thomsonreuters.com; +813-6441-1828; Reuters Messaging: leika.kihara.reuters.com@reuters.net)
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