日本の成長率、２．４％に下方修正　資源高やウクライナ危機で―ＩＭＦ

　国際通貨基金（ＩＭＦ）は日本時間の７日発表した日本経済に関する年次審査報告書で、２０２２年の日本の実質ＧＤＰ成長率を２．４％と、１月時点の前回予測比０．９ポイント減と大幅に下方修正した。ＩＭＦは、経済政策やワクチン接種の進展で日本経済は回復しているものの、原油高など国際商品市況の高騰やウクライナ危機による不確実性の高まりで「内需の回復ペースは鈍化する」と指摘した。
　物価動向については、日銀の２％の物価目標を大きく下回っていると指摘。２２年の消費者物価指数（ＣＰＩ）の上昇率は１．０％にとどまるとの見通しを示した。日銀の大規模金融緩和策に関し「引き続き適切である」とのＩＭＦ理事会の見解も公表した。（2022/04/07-12:06）

The International Monetary Fund, in a report released on Thursday Japan time, said that it has cut its 2022 growth forecast for Japan to 2.4 pct.
   The new forecast is down 0.9 percentage point from the Washington-based institution's previous projection made in January.
   While noting that the Japanese economy is recovering thanks to the government's strong policy support and high COVID-19 vaccination levels, the IMF said in the report that "the pace of recovery for domestic demand will be slowed" by surging commodity prices, including crude oil prices, and heightened uncertainty following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
   On Japan's price developments, the IMF said that inflation in the country "remains well below" the Bank of Japan's 2 pct target. It said that the country's consumer price index is projected to rise only one pct in 2022.
   According to the report, the IMF's executive board members agreed that the BOJ's massive monetary easing policy "remains appropriate."