４月都内物価、３．４％上昇　２年ぶり伸び、コメ最大―総務省

　総務省が２５日発表した４月の東京都区部消費者物価指数（中旬速報値、２０２０年＝１００）は、価格変動の大きい生鮮食品を除く総合指数が１１０．０と、前年同月比３．４％上昇した。プラスは４４カ月連続で、２３年４月（３．５％上昇）以来、２年ぶりの高い伸び率となった。米類は９３．８％上昇と、７カ月連続で過去最大の伸びを更新した。
　生鮮食品を除く食料は６．４％上昇し、前月の５．６％を上回った。政府がコメの値下がりを狙って放出した備蓄米は店頭に並び始めたが、行き渡っておらず、価格の高止まりが続いている。コメに関連した品目も、おにぎりが１５．８％、外食のすしが８．３％、それぞれ上昇した。
　政府の電気・ガス代負担軽減策が縮小された影響でエネルギー価格の上昇幅が拡大した。電気代の伸びは１３．１％（前月は８．５％）、都市ガス代は４．８％（同２．０％）だった。（2025/04/25-11:16）

The core consumer price index for Tokyo's densely populated 23 special wards rose 3.4 pct in April from a year earlier, the steepest increase in two years, led by a surge in rice prices, government data showed Friday.
   The core CPI, which excludes often volatile fresh food prices, stood at 110.0 against the 2020 base of 100, growing for 44 months in a row, the internal affairs ministry said in a preliminary report.
   Rice prices jumped 93.8 pct, marking the seventh consecutive month of the largest increase on record. Retail rice prices have not yet begun to fall, although government-stockpiled rice, released in an effort to curb soaring rice prices, has started to hit store shelves.
   Food prices excluding fresh items rose 6.4 pct, higher than a 5.6 pct in March. The high rice prices also led to a 15.8 pct increase in prices of "onigiri" rice balls and an 8.3 pct increase in sushi prices.
   The pace of rise in energy prices accelerated due to a reduction in government subsidies aimed at reducing the burden of electricity and gas bills. Electricity fees rose 13.1 pct, against an 8.5 pct rise in the previous month, and city gas charges grew 4.8 pct, compared with a 2.0 pct increase.