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| | Friday, 26 July, 2002, 07:03 GMT 08:03 UK Japan still dogged by deflation  Japanese consumer prices fell again in June for the thirty-fourth month in a row. Falling prices hurt economic growth and are widely seen as a major threat to prosperity by economists. In June, prices fell 0.7% compared with a year ago following a 0.9% fall in May, government figures showed. In June, the prices fell 0.1% from May. | | See also:  22 Jul 02 | Business 19 Jul 02 | Business 26 Feb 02 | Business 28 Jun 02 | Business Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Business stories now: Links to more Business stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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