９月の都内物価、２．５％上昇　３カ月連続伸び鈍化―総務省

　総務省が２９日発表した９月の東京都区部消費者物価指数（中旬速報値、２０２０年＝１００）は、価格変動の大きい生鮮食品を除く総合指数が１０５．２と、前年同月比２．５％上昇した。２５カ月連続のプラスとなったが、エネルギーのマイナス幅拡大や食料の上げ幅縮小を背景に伸び率は３カ月連続で鈍化した。
　エネルギー価格は１８．７％低下と、前月の１５．９％からマイナス幅が拡大。政府による電気・ガス代の負担軽減策の効果が引き続き表れ、下げ幅は電気代が２５．７％、都市ガス代が１７．１％とそれぞれ前月を上回った。
　一方、生鮮食品を除く食料は、原材料価格の高騰などで８．５％上昇と高い伸びが続いたが、前月の８．９％からは伸び率が縮小した。鳥インフルエンザの影響が一服したことで、鶏卵の上昇幅が鈍化。一部自治体による学校給食無償化の動きで、給食費の低下幅が拡大したことも一因だ。（2023/09/29-11:08）

Core consumer inflation in central Tokyo slowed for the third consecutive month in September thanks to a bigger decrease in energy costs and a smaller climb in food prices, Japanese government data showed Friday.
   The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, in the Japanese capital's densely populated 23 wards rose 2.5 pct in September from a year before to 105.2 against the 2020 base of 100, climbing for the 25th straight month, the internal affairs ministry said.
   Prices in Tokyo serve as a leading indicator of trends across Japan. Nationwide consumer price data for September is slated to be released on Oct. 20.
   In Tokyo in September, energy prices sank 18.7 pct following August's 15.9 pct drop. Electricity and city gas fees fell 25.7 pct and 17.1 pct, respectively, due to the government's relief measures aimed at alleviating the burdens of higher prices.
   Prices for food, excluding fresh food, soared 8.5 pct due to higher materials prices, but the jump was smaller than the previous month's 8.9 pct. Egg prices showed a smaller rise as the effects of an avian influenza outbreak receded.