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Inflation, meanwhile, remains sticky, even after a slightly lower-than-expected increase in the consumer price index reported on Friday during the ongoing shuttering of the government.

And skip the cooking spray: It can polymerize, leaving behind a sticky residue.

Still, he acknowledges that “inflation is going to be sticky and it will take a while for the Fed to get back to its 2% inflation target.”

But, she warned, goods inflation has now increased for four months in a row, adding that service sector inflation remained "somewhat sticky."

As Japan experiences sticky price growth, differences of opinion have started to emerge within the central bank about the risks posed by inflation.