昨年の消費者物価、２．５％上昇　１２月は１年４カ月ぶり３％台

　総務省が２４日発表した２０２４年平均の全国消費者物価指数（２０年＝１００）は価格変動の大きい生鮮食品を除く総合指数が１０７．９と、前年比２．５％上昇した。３年連続の上昇だが、伸び率は前年の３．１％から鈍化した。同時に発表した２４年１２月の指数は１０９．６と、前年同月比３．０％上昇。上昇は４０カ月連続で、３％台は２３年８月（３．１％）以来となる。
　２４年平均では、米類のうち、うるち米（コシヒカリを除く）が前年比２８．８％と年間で過去最大の上昇率。原材料価格の高騰でチョコレートや果実ジュースが大きく上昇し、生鮮食品を除く食料全体でも３．８％の高い伸びとなった。（2025/01/24-11:44）

Japan's core consumer prices grew 2.5 pct in 2024 for the third successive annual increase, although the pace slowed from the previous year's 3.1 pct, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.
   The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, stood at 107.9 against the 2020 base of 100.
   In December alone, the core CPI jumped 3.0 pct from a year before to 109.6, rising for 40 months in a row and reaching 3 pct for the first time since August 2023.
   Last year, prices of rice excluding the "koshihikari" variety surged 28.8 pct from the previous year, marking the steepest annual increase.
   Chocolate and fruit juice prices soared following rising raw material prices. As a result, food prices excluding perishables increased 3.8 pct.