１０月消費者物価、２．３％上昇　伸び鈍化、コメは上げ幅最大―総務省

　総務省が２２日発表した１０月の全国消費者物価指数（２０２０年＝１００）は、価格変動の大きい生鮮食品を除く総合指数が１０８．８と、前年同月比２．３％上昇した。３８カ月連続のプラスとなったが、伸びは２カ月連続で鈍化。米類が過去最大の上昇率を記録した一方、政府による電気・ガス代負担軽減策でエネルギーの上昇幅が縮小した。
　生鮮食品を除く食料は３．８％上昇と３カ月連続でプラス幅が拡大した。このうち米類の上昇率は５８．９％だった。２３年産米の需給引き締まりに加え、２４年産も生産コストや運送費がかさみ、値上がりが続いた。原材料費の高騰でチョコレートなどの菓子類は５．０％のプラス。果実ジュースはオレンジの主要原産国ブラジルや米国の不作が響き、２９．８％上がった。（2024/11/22-11:16）

Japan's core consumer prices in October climbed 2.3 pct from a year before, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.
   The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, stood at 108.8 against the 2020 base of 100, up for the 38th consecutive month. But the pace of increase slowed for the second straight month.
   While rice prices marked a record-high increase, government subsidies aimed at curbing electricity and gas bills helped tamp down rising energy prices to some extent.
   Prices for food excluding fresh food rose 3.8 pct. Rice prices surged 58.9 pct, reflecting a tight supply-demand balance for the 2023 crop and soaring costs of production and transportation for rice harvested this year.
   Prices of confectionery, including chocolate, rose 5 pct on higher raw material prices. Fruit juice prices shot up 29.8 pct due to poor orange harvests in Brazil and the United States.