２６年度物価上昇２％へ　賃上げとの好循環に自信―日銀

　日銀が２６日に公表する「経済・物価情勢の展望（展望リポート）」で、新たに示す２０２６年度の消費者物価指数（生鮮食品を除く）の上昇率見通しが前年度比２％程度になることが１０日、分かった。人手不足を背景に賃上げ圧力が高まっており、日銀は賃金と物価がともに上昇する好循環が一段と強まるとの見方に自信を深めている。
　１月公表の展望リポートでは、２４年度が２．４％、２５年度が１．８％との見通しを示した。中東情勢緊迫化による原油相場の高騰や、円安に伴う輸入原材料価格の上昇が見込まれ、２４年度見通しの引き上げも議論する。
　２６年度は２％程度になる見通し。企業の賃金や価格設定行動に変化が見られ、賃金や物価が上がらないという人々の見方が変わってきていることなどを踏まえた。（2024/04/10-19:09）

The Bank of Japan will project in an upcoming quarterly report a rise of about 2 pct in the core consumer price index for fiscal 2026, it was learned Wednesday.
   The central bank is increasingly confident that a virtuous cycle of rising wages and prices will further strengthen amid mounting pressure for wage hikes amid labor shortages. The BOJ will release its next Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices report April 26.
   In its previous report, released in January, the BOJ said that the core CPI, excluding fresh food prices, is forecast to increase 2.4 pct in fiscal 2024 and 1.8 pct in fiscal 2025.
   For the upcoming report, the BOJ will discuss raising its fiscal 2024 projection, because crude oil prices are expected to rise amid growing tensions in the Middle East and a weaker yen is likely to push up import prices for raw materials.
   The BOJ's core CPI projection for fiscal 2026 will be based on changes in wages and price-setting behavior at companies as well as a shift in the mindset of people who believed that salaries and prices would not rise.