TOKYO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Japan has yet to see conditions met for the government to officially declare an end to deflation, Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said on Friday.
The government’s decision on whether to declare an end to deflation will take into account various factors to ensure Japan will not revert to periods of persistent price falls, Kiuchi told a press conference.
Kiuchi made the remarks when asked by reporters about media reports the Bank of Japan may signal that underlying inflation has roughly hit its 2% target at next week’s policy meeting.
(Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
