消費者物価は1.9％の上昇。15年ぶりの上昇率

Inflation in Japan accelerated in June to 1.9 per cent, the fastest pace in 15 years, as surging prices for energy and other commodities forced companies to pass on higher costs to consumers.Japan's core consumer prices, which include energy and processed food, increased the most since late 1992, excluding the effect of the consumption tax increase in 1997, the government said on Friday. The gains came almost entirely from higher energy costs and food prices.

　物価は上がる。一方で、景気は悪い。これはインフレーションと言うより、スタグフレーションだろうか。