The shopper value index for October in Tokyo’s 23 wards is preliminary, and the index, which excludes contemporary meals, which is topic to massive fluctuations attributable to climate, rose 2.7% from the identical month final yr.
The charge of enhance was 0.2 factors increased than September’s 2.5%, increasing for the primary time in 4 months.
Among these, “food excluding fresh food” has elevated by 7.3% in comparison with the identical month final yr, and continues to stay at a excessive degree.