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xinhua news agency, beijing, september 30 (xinhua) a latest survey in japan shows that the prices of about 3,000 types of food will be raised in japan in october, and the number of price-increased foods may hit a new high in a single month this year.

imperial database corporation of japan conducted a survey of major food and beverage manufacturers across the country and asked these companies about their intentions to increase prices. the results show that about 3,000 types of food will increase in price in october, including meat products, cooking oil, snacks and milk powder. among them, the price of some beverages has increased by up to 36%, and the price of snacks has increased by up to 22%. some food prices have increased twice this year.

according to this company, the month with the largest number of price-increased foods in japan this year was april, with 2,897 types. it is expected that the number of price-increased foods in october will hit a new high this year. about 15,000 types of food are expected to increase in price throughout the year.

japanese media analyzed that this round of food “price increases” is related to factors such as the depreciation of the yen and rising raw material, labor and logistics costs.

data released by japan's ministry of internal affairs and communications this month showed that japan's core consumer price index (cpi) excluding fresh food increased by 2.8% year-on-year to 108.7 in august, rising year-on-year for 36 consecutive months, and the increase expanded for four consecutive months. food prices in august rose by 3.6% year-on-year, with rice prices rising by 28.3% year-on-year, the largest increase in the past 49 years.

last year, due to factors such as the sharp rise in raw material prices and the depreciation of the yen that increased import costs, the prices of more than 32,000 types of food in japan increased, the highest number in 30 years. (zhang jing)