boj minutes, 2021-06-18
As for prices, the year-on-year rate of change in the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for all items had been near the quantitative definition of price stability set by the European Central Bank (ECB) -- below, but close to, 2 percent -- mainly due to the base effect of the previous year's decline, while that for all items excluding energy, food, alcohol, and tobacco had been below this level.
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: mp_economic_activity