TOKYO : Japan's core consumer prices rose 2.7 per cent in the year to August, data showed on Friday, staying above the central bank's 2 per cent goal but marking the slowest pace in nine months in a sign households are getting some respite from rising living costs. The data will be among factors the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will scrutinise at its two-day meeting that ends on Friday, when the board is widely expected to keep interest rates steady at 0.5 per cent. The increase in the core consumer

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