| Japan prices continue record fall |
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| Tuesday, 29 September 2009 11:45 | |||
 Japan's consumer prices dropped 2.4% in August, the fourth successive month of record falls.Official figures showed core prices, which exclude those of volatile fresh food, fell for a sixth month in a row. The record fall for August was due to lower petrol and other energy costs as well as weak domestic demand.
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