东京，10月2日：周五公布的数据显示，日本首都东京9月年度核心通胀率加速上升，凸显了不断加剧的物价压力，这为进一步提高利率提供了有力依据。
TOKYO, Oct 2 : Annual core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in September, data showed on Friday, highlighting mounting price pressures that bolster the case for further interest rate hikes.
该数据被视为全国趋势的先行指标，将成为影响日本央行在10月29日至30日下次政策会议上发布的最新季度通胀预测的因素之一。
The data, which is considered a leading indicator of nationwide trends, will be among factors that affect the Bank of Japan's fresh quarterly inflation forecasts due at its next policy meeting on October 29-30.
政府数据显示，剔除生鲜食品但包含燃料成本的核心消费者价格指数在9月同比上涨2.7%，高于8月的1.8%，并超过了市场普遍预期的2.4%。
The core consumer price index, which excludes fresh food but includes fuel costs, in Tokyo rose 2.7 per cent in September from a year earlier, government data showed, accelerating from a 1.8 per cent gain in August and exceeding a median market forecast for a 2.4 per cent gain.
日本央行密切关注的、剔除生鲜食品和燃料影响以更好衡量趋势通胀的指数，在9月同比上涨3.0%，而8月为2.0%。
An index stripping away the effect of fresh food and fuel, which is closely watched by the BOJ as a better gauge of trend inflation, rose 3.0 per cent in September after a 2.0 per cent gain in August.
尽管政府燃料补贴使核心消费者通胀保持在日本央行目标之下，但近期批发通胀的飙升凸显了中东冲突、日元疲软以及强劲的AI相关需求所带来的不断加剧的物价压力。
While government fuel subsidies had kept core consumer inflation below the BOJ's target, a recent spike in wholesale inflation has highlighted mounting price pressure from the Middle East conflict, a weak yen and robust AI-related demand.
日本央行上月将利率上调至31年来的高位，其行长暗示央行已进入一个新阶段，重点在于防止通胀超过目标，从而为进一步提高利率打开了大门。
The BOJ raised interest rates to a 31-year high last month, with its governor signalling the central bank has entered a new phase focused on preventing inflation from overshooting its target, opening the door to further rate hikes.