Japan's core CPI increase over 2% for two consecutive months

Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, June 24 (Reporter Liu Chunyan) According to the data released by the Ministry of General Affairs on the 24th, the core consumer price index (CPI) in Japan's removal of fresh food in May increased by 2.1%to 101.6 year -on -year.2%.

Data show that the sharp rise in energy prices is still the main reason for the rise in prices in May.Among them, electricity bills rose 18.6%, pipeline natural gas rose 22.3%, and gasoline prices rose 13.1%.At the same time, the price increase of food and durable consumer goods other than fresh food is also more obvious.

The main factor in suppressing prices in the month was that the price of communication fees was reduced. Among them, mobile phone communication fees decreased by 22.5%compared with the same period last year.After the spring last spring, Japanese operators have launched low -priced packages, making mobile phone communication fees a significant decline in the past year, becoming an important factor in suppressing the rise of CPI.After April, due to the decline in the impact of communication fees on CPI, Japanese prices have increased.

As of May, Japan's core CPI has risen for nine consecutive months, and the year -on -year increase has expanded sharply in April. It has exceeded 2%for the first time since March 2015.

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