The consumer price index, which looks at the price movements of goods and services consumed at home, is 1.9% higher than the same month last year in May, excluding fresh food in the 23 wards of Tokyo, which is attracting attention as a leading indicator nationwide. Did.
According to the announcement by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the consumer price index for this month in Tokyo's 23 wards is 101.5, with 2020 as 100, excluding fresh food, which is a preliminary figure as of the middle of the year and has large fluctuations due to weather, from the same month last year. It increased by 1.9%.
The rise has been for 9 consecutive months.
Looking at the breakdown, ▽ "electricity bill" was 23.0% and ▽ "city gas bill" was 25.8% due to the soaring crude oil price, both of which increased from the same month last year.
“Fresh vegetables” also increased by 15.3%, of which “onions” have more than doubled because the growth of “onions” is affected by unseasonable weather in Hokkaido and other production areas.
The consumer price index in the 23 wards of Tokyo is attracting attention as a leading indicator nationwide.
The national index for this month will be released on June 24th.