Core CPI in Tokyo, in February + 0.5 % increase in energy
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on February 25, the Tokyo Ward Consumer Price Index (the comprehensive index, excluding fresh food, core CPI) rose 0.5 % year -on -year.Photographed in September 2021 (2022 Reuters/KIM KYUNG-HOON)
[Tokyo Reuters on the 25th] -The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on February 25 (the comprehensive index, a comprehensive index, including fresh food, core CPI) rose 0.5 % year -on -year. The increase in energy prices increased, and the index was pushed up. The prices of fresh foods have risen by 1.0 %, and the rate has grown since December 2019. The predictive central value of the Core CPI private research institution compiled by Reuters rose 0.4 % year -on -year. Energy prices rose 24.2 %, accelerating from 19.9 % of the previous month. It was a growth rate since March 1981. The electricity bill has risen 24.0 %, and the city gas fee has risen 26.8 %, which is also a growth rate since March 1981. Gasoline rose 21.0 %, below the previous month's growth of 22.0 %. The government has subsidized in late January to suppress gasoline prices, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has said that the impact on the price is unclear. Accommodation rising 6.0 % exceeded 0.6 % in the previous month. The accommodation fee two months before the scheduled accommodation date, which can be reserved, will be surveyed, but as of December last year, the infection of the new Coronavirus was not so widespread, and it seems that demand was strong. The mobile phone communication fee dropped by 53.6 % and the comprehensive index was reduced by 1.12 points.