日本経済「インフレ状態」　物価上昇続く―日銀総裁

　日銀の植田和男総裁は２２日の衆院予算委員会で、物価の先行きについて「昨年までと同じような右上がりの動きが続くと予想している」との見方を示した。その上で、日本経済の現状を「デフレではなくインフレの状態にある」と指摘した。立憲民主党の米山隆一氏への答弁。
　植田氏は１月の記者会見で、「（デフレ状況とは）もうかなり遠いところに来ている」と述べており、さらに踏み込んだ認識を示した格好だ。（2024/02/22-20:19）

The Japanese economy is currently in a "state of inflation, not deflation," Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda told a parliamentary committee meeting on Thursday.
   "We expect (prices) to continue to rise, just like last year and before," Ueda said at a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives.
   Last month, Ueda told a press conference that the economy was "now far away" from deflation.
   The central bank is focusing on the realization of a virtuous cycle of wage and price increases as a factor in deciding when to exit its massive monetary easing policy, including the negative interest rate.
   Noting that there are "active moves" among companies in setting wages, Ueda said that such a virtuous cycle is expected to consolidate.