Economics
Soaring Fuel Prices Drive Fastest Tokyo Inflation in 16 Months
- Energy costs in the city climbed the most since 1981
- Plunging phone prices kept a lid on overall inflation
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Higher fuel prices drove up Tokyo’s cost of living at the fastest pace in 16 months, although the increases were still tiny compared to those confronting consumers in other economies where central banks are pulling back pandemic-era stimulus.