📰 Japan has reported a decline in consumer inflation for February, with month-on-month figures showing a decrease of 0.2%, contrasting with expectations of a 0.2% increase and matching the previous month's -0.2%. On a year-on-year basis, inflation reached 1.3%, in line with forecasts but down from the earlier figure of 1.5%. The core Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicated a 1.6% year-on-year rise, falling short of the expected 1.8% and down from the previous 2%.