Tokyo core inflation likely double BOJs 2% target in January: Reuters Poll

TOKYO (Reuters) – A leading indicator of Japanese consumer prices likely rose in January at more than twice the speed of the central banks target, hitting another four-decade-high, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.

东京（路透社）——周五的路透调查显示，日本消费者物价的一项领先指标可能在 1 月份以超过央行目标速度两倍的速度上涨，再创 40 年新高。

Inflation data in the world‘s third-largest economy has received unusual attention amid market expectations of a shift in the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) ultra-easy monetary policy.

在市场预期日本央行 (boj) 超宽松货币政策转变的背景下，全球第三大经济体的通胀数据受到了不同寻常的关注。

The core consumer price index (CPI) in Tokyo was seen rising 4.2% in January from a year earlier, according to the median estimate of 19 economists.

根据 19 位经济学家的预估中值，1 月份东京核心消费者价格指数 (cpi) 预计较上年同期上涨 4.2%。

That would mark the eighth straight month of price acceleration and the fastest year-on-year increase since the 4.2% rise in April 1982.

这将标志着价格连续第八个月加速上涨，也是自 1982 年 4 月上涨 4.2% 以来最快的同比涨幅。

“Inflation likely stayed elevated in January since the effect of the stimulus package, which depresses energy prices, will not fully kick-in until February,” said Shinichiro Kobayashi, principal economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting, referring to fiscal measures to curb household inflation.

三菱日联研究咨询公司首席经济学家 shinichiro kobayashi 表示：“1 月份的通胀可能会保持高位，因为刺激计划的效果要到 2 月份才会完全发挥作用，而刺激计划会压低能源价格，”他指的是抑制家庭消费的财政措施。通货膨胀。

Tokyos core CPI, which is released three to four weeks ahead of the nationwide inflation data, showed a downwardly revised 3.9% rise in December.

在全国通胀数据公布前三至四个星期发布的东京核心 cpi 显示，12 月份下修后为 3.9% 的涨幅。

Earlier on Friday, the nationwide CPI data for December showed a 4.0% gain in core inflation, which excludes volatile fresh food but includes energy items.

周五早些时候，12 月份的全国 cpi 数据显示核心通胀上涨 4.0%，其中不包括波动较大的新鲜食品，但包括能源项目。

The government releases preliminary Tokyo CPI data on Jan. 27 at 8:30 a.m. (Jan. 26, 2330 GMT).

政府将于 1 月 27 日上午 8 点 30 分（格林威治标准时间 1 月 26 日 2330 点）发布东京 cpi 初值数据。