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9月消費者物価、2.9%上昇 伸び率4カ月ぶりに拡大―総務省

【図解】全国消費者物価指数の推移総務省が24日発表した9月の全国消費者物価指数は、価格変動の大きい生鮮食品を除く総合指数が111.4と、前年同月比2.9%上昇した。 Japan's core consumer price index rose 2.9percentagefrom a year earlier in September, as food prices remained elevated and government subsidies for electricity and city gas fees were smaller, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.