Dow Jones Newswires: Japan’s CPI rises above BOJ’s 2% target for 3 straight months

TOKYO — Japan’s overall consumer inflation rose 2.4% from a year earlier in June, exceeding the Bank of Japan’s 2% target for three straight months, government data showed Friday.

Core consumer inflation excluding volatile fresh food prices rose 2.2% in June, while the index excluding fresh food and energy prices rose 1.0%.