Japan's headline inflation rate slipped to 2.3% in October, its lowest level since January and down from the 2.5% seen in September.
The core inflation rate, which excludes fresh food prices, came in at 2.3%, down from September's 2.4%.
The figure however, was slightly higher than the 2.2% expected among economists polled by Reuters.
According to LSEG data, 55% of economists polled by Reuters as of Nov. 22 expect the BOJ to hike rates by 25 basis points at its December meeting, bringing the benchmark policy rate to 0.5%.
On Nov. 18, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said the economy is heading toward sustained wage-driven inflation, and warned against keeping borrowing costs too low, Reuters reported.
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Kazuo Ueda
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Reuters
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September's, Japan's