日本东京都23区9月核心CPI同比上涨2.5%

Core Insights - The core Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Tokyo's 23 wards increased by 2.5% year-on-year in September, reaching a value of 110.0 [1] Price Drivers - The primary driver for the CPI increase was the rise in food prices, with notable increases including: - Regular rice prices up by 46.9% year-on-year - Rice balls up by 17.7% - Sushi prices increased by 10.0% - Chocolate prices surged by 53.8% - Coffee bean prices rose by 47.8% - Chicken prices increased by 14.1% - Egg prices up by 13.7% [1] Economic Outlook - Economists anticipate that the inflation rate in Japan will begin to slow down in the latter half of the year, raising questions about the timing of potential interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan [1]