The consumer price index for December and last month, which looks at the price movements of goods and services consumed at home, rose 4.0% from the same month of the previous year, excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly depending on the weather.
The 4.0% rate of increase is the first level in 41 years since December 1981.
Prices continue to rise, mainly due to rising prices of food, electricity, and gas.
The average for last year was “2.3% increase”, the level for the first time in 31 years
In addition, the average consumer price index for last year, which was also announced, rose 2.3% from the previous year, excluding fresh food.
The rate of increase of 2.3% is the first level in eight years since 2014, and the first level in 31 years since 1991, excluding the period affected by the consumption tax hike.