日本财政部长说,提高工资还不能预示通货紧缩的结束。 Japan's Finance Minister says higher wages don't signal an end to deflation yet.

日本财政部长加藤顺一指出,尽管在最近的工会谈判中有提高工资的迹象,但日本尚未准备好宣布结束通货紧缩。 Japan's Finance Minister, Shunichi Kato, noted that despite signs of higher wages in recent union negotiations, Japan is not yet ready to declare an end to deflation. 该国正在从由进口成本驱动的经济过渡到由工资增长驱动的经济。 The country is transitioning from an import-cost-driven economy to one driven by wage gains. 然而,日本仍在应对供应短缺而不是需求短缺的问题,目前没有计划改变日本政府和日本银行对通货紧缩的立场。 However, Japan is still dealing with a supply shortage and not a lack of demand, and there are no current plans to alter the government's and Bank of Japan's stance on deflation.