５月の企業物価、２．４％上昇　円安で過去最高―日銀

　日銀が１２日発表した５月の国内企業物価指数（速報値、２０２０年平均＝１００）は１２２．２と、前年同月比２．４％上昇した。プラスは３９カ月連続で、指数は６カ月連続で過去最高となった。円安などによる原材料や資源価格の高止まりに加え、電気料金に上乗せされる再生可能エネルギー賦課金の引き上げも押し上げ要因となった。
　企業物価指数は、企業間で取引されるモノの価格を示す。調査対象５１５品目のうち、３９４品目が上昇、１０３品目が下落した。
　分野別では、非鉄金属が銅市況の上昇で２０．７％、石油・石炭製品が円安や原油価格の上昇で６．８％、それぞれ上がった。電気・都市ガス・水道は過去の燃料費下落の影響が続き７．４％低下したが、前月（１９．６％低下）からは下げ幅を大きく縮めた。（2024/06/12-12:04）

Producer prices in Japan grew 2.4 pct from a year before in May to hit the highest level on record, mainly because materials and energy prices stayed high due to the yen's weakening, Bank of Japan data showed Wednesday.
   The producer price index, which measures the cost of goods traded between businesses, stood at 122.2 against 100 for the base year of 2020, marking a record high for the sixth straight month, according to the preliminary BOJ report. The index went up for 39 months in a row.
   Producer prices in May grew for 394 of the 515 items surveyed and fell for 103.
   By category, prices were up 20.7 pct for nonferrous metals, lifted by higher copper prices. Petroleum and coal product prices rose 6.8 pct, reflecting the yen's drop and higher crude oil prices.
   Electricity, city gas and water rates declined 7.4 pct chiefly because of fuel price falls in the past while the pace of decline slowed from 19.6 pct in April.