Japanese inflation was always likely to turn positive this year due to commodity price movements and base effects in the year-on-year comparison. The recent disaster means inflation is likely to be higher still. This will not lead the Bank of Japan to alter its monetary policy stance but will undermine real incomes and consumer confidence even further.
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