Wages up concern, not keep up with quality-oriented prices pushed up

The rise in prices and a wide range of items against the backdrop of economic recovery, improvement in the employment environment has become clear. Is a rise of 3.4% year-on-year (excluding fresh food) national consumer price index of May, the unemployment rate was the lowest level in five months the first time in '16 and 3.5%, which was announced on the 27th . However, concern that the income situation does not catch up to price increases, to Hiekoma the personal consumption of the consumption tax hike after smolder.

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Effect of raising the consumption tax rate and higher energy prices has a large consumer price index of May, but the price increase is a 469 item, I greatly exceeding the decline of 46 items. Laptop rise 15.5 percent, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, such as increased 19.4% and air conditioning, items are risen to raising minutes or more in tax rates in many cases.

Nominal price despite the expensive and ¥ 230,000 before and after the laptop to be able to enjoy a high-definition image of about four times the full HD Toshiba was released in April, sales'm strong. There is also a tailwind of replacement demand basic software support has been completed (OS) from the "Windows XP", but "the economy is better, move to buy a product of high function has spread," spokesman of the consumer electronics retailer Bic Camera I talk to.

On the other hand, according to the household survey of households two or more of May, and 271,411 yen, consumption expenditure per household was down 8.0% year-on-year in real terms with the exception of price changes that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced . March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake occurred (down 8.2%) since, in the decline of the two-month three years, reactionary decline of consumption tax hike after is followed by the entire consumption.


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景気回復を背景に幅広い品目で物価が上昇し、雇用環境の改善も鮮明になってきた。２７日発表された５月の全国消費者物価指数（生鮮食品を除く）が前 年同月比３・４％の上昇となり、完全失業率は３・５％と１６年５カ月ぶりの低水準だった。ただ、物価上昇に所得環境が追いつかず、消費税増税後の個人消費 を冷え込ませる懸念もくすぶる。

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５月の消費者物価指数はエ ネルギー価格の上昇や消費税率の引き上げの影響が大きいものの、価格上昇品目は４６９と、下落品目の４６を大きく上回る。総務省によるとノートパソコンが １５・５％上昇、エアコンも１９・４％上昇するなど、税率の引き上げ分以上に値上がりしている品目も多い。
　東芝が４月に発売したフルハイ ビジョンの約４倍の高精細な画像を楽しめるノートパソコンは想定価格が２３万円前後と高価にもかかわらず、販売は堅調だ。サポートが終了した基本ソフト （ＯＳ）「ウィンドウズＸＰ」からの買い替え需要の追い風もあるが、家電量販店ビックカメラの広報担当者は「景気が良くなり、高機能な製品を買う動きが広 がっている」と話す。
　一方、総務省が発表した５月の２人以上世帯の家計調査によると、１世帯当たりの消費支出は２７万１４１１円と、物価 変動を除いた実質で前年同月比８・０％減だった。東日本大震災が発生した平成２３年３月（８・２％減）以来、３年２カ月ぶりの落ち込みで、消費全体では消 費税増税後の反動減が続いている。