日本消费通胀下降到2.5%, 但食品价格暴涨和工业产出下降。 Japan's consumer inflation drops to 2.5%, but food prices surge and industrial output falls.

由于政府的公用事业补贴,东京的消费通胀在8月下降到2.5%,从7月的2.9%下降到2.9%。 Tokyo's consumer inflation eased to 2.5% in August, down from 2.9% in July, thanks to government utility subsidies. 电力和天然气价格分别下跌6.5%和6%,但食品价格上升7.4%,大米价格上升67.9%。 Electricity and gas prices fell 6.5% and 6% respectively, but food prices rose 7.4%, with rice prices up 67.9%. 日本工业产出在7月下降了1.6%,这是美国关税造成的,零售销售只增长了0.3%,表明生活费用不断上涨正在损害消费者的开支。 Japan's industrial output fell 1.6% in July due to US tariffs, and retail sales rose only 0.3%, indicating rising living costs are hurting consumer spending. 尽管如此,无业率仍然处于多年最低水平,为2.3%。 Despite this, the jobless rate hit a multi-year low of 2.3%. 日本银行将在9月的会议上审议这些因素。 The Bank of Japan will consider these factors at its September meeting.