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The Real Rate of Inflation In Japan: Official Numbers vs. BOJ Correction For Subsidies
As I detailed in this post, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is now regularly releasing figures that correct the official consumer inflation numbers to account for subsidies.
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Richard Katz is a Special Correspondent for Weekly Toyo Keizai of Japan, and, during the years of working on his latest book, was a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics In International Affairs
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