2026年6月26日 星期五

US Inflation Reaches 4% Level, Highest in About 3 Years, Fed Interest Rate Hike Expected

Recently NHK News on-line reported the following:

US CPI  (Source: NHK)

米物価上昇率4%台に 3年ぶり高水準でFRB利上げ観測

202661022:00

(202661023:31更新)

統計・指標

アメリカの先月の消費者物価指数は、ホルムズ海峡の事実上の封鎖を背景にエネルギー価格が大幅に上昇したことなどから去年の同じ月と比べて4.2%の上昇となりました。およそ3年ぶりの高い水準で、金融市場ではインフレの再加速を抑えるためFRB=連邦準備制度理事会が年内にも利上げに踏み切るのではないかとの見方が出ています。

アメリカ労働省が10日に発表した先月の消費者物価指数は去年の同じ月と比べて4.2%の上昇となりました。

伸び率は前の月から0.4ポイント拡大し、20234月以来、31か月ぶりの高い水準となりました。

ホルムズ海峡の事実上の封鎖の影響などで原油価格が高騰していることを背景に、ガソリン価格の上昇率が40.5%となるなどエネルギー価格の大幅な上昇が全体を押し上げたほか、衣料品が4.8%、医療サービスが3.6%、住居費が3.4%、それぞれ上昇しました。

また、変動の大きい食品やエネルギーを除いたいわゆるコアの物価指数も去年の同じ月と比べて2.9%の上昇と、伸び率が前の月から0.1ポイント拡大しました。

伸び率の拡大は3か月連続です。

金融市場ではインフレの再加速を抑えるためFRBが年内にも利上げに踏み切るのではないかとの見方が出ています。

Translation

US Inflation Reaches 4% Level, Highest in About 3 Years, Fed Interest Rate Hike Expected

June 10, 2026, 22:00

(Updated June 10, 2026, 23:31)

Statistics and Indicators

The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) for last month rose 4.2% compared to the same month last year, largely due to a significant increase in energy prices against the backdrop of the de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This was the highest level in about three years, leading to speculation in financial markets that the Federal Reserve (FRB) might raise interest rates before the year-end to curb renewed inflation.

The US Department of Labor announced on the 10th that the CPI for last month rose 4.2% compared to the same month last year.

The growth rate increased by 0.4 percentage points from the previous month, reaching its highest level in 3 years and 1 month since April 2023.

Driven by soaring crude oil prices due to the de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, gasoline prices rose sharply by 40.5%. While driving up the overall inflation rate, clothing prices rose 4.8%, healthcare services 3.6%, and housing costs 3.4%.

Furthermore, the so-called core inflation index that excluded volatile food and energy prices, rose 2.9% compared to the same month last year, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous month.

The rate of had been continuing for three months in a row.

In the financial markets, there's a view that the Fed might raise interest rates later this year to curb the renewed acceleration of inflation.

So, the US CPI for last month rose 4.2% compared to the same month last year, largely due to a significant increase in energy prices. This is the highest level in about three years and probably the US may raise interest rates before the year end.

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