TOKYO: Japanese inflation and factory output picked up in February while the unemployment rate dipped to a two-decade low, official data showed Friday, a rare string of upbeat news for the world’s number three economy.
But the positive figures were tempered by still-weak household spending and little evidence that a tight labour market was leading to pay rises and driving up prices.
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