The rise in consumer prices excluding energy and fresh produce, what economists call core inflation, jumped to 1.9% in April in Tokyo (2.5% including energy).
This indicator had never climbed so high in seven years.
This figure – a harbinger of inflation across the country above 2% in April, according to economists – confirms what consumers observe on the labels: prices are rising, little but everywhere in Japan.
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Plane tickets, train tickets, electricity bills, restaurant bills… Super Dry, the ultra-popular beer from brewer Asahi, has just increased its selling price for the first time in fourteen years.
Even Umaibo is affected.
This must-have appetite suppressant for Japanese children had maintained the same price since its launch in… 1979. It has just announced a first increase which made headlines.
Amount: 2 yen (0.015 euro).
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