日本的核心通货膨胀率上升至4月3.5％，这是自2023年初以来最高

这种增加超过了预测，并使通货膨胀率远高于日本银行的2％目标，这使利率决策变得复杂。一个关键的驱动力是大米价格的飙升，5公斤袋的创纪录为4,268日元（28美元）。

Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.5% in April from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, the highest reading since early 2023, as domestic demand remained robust and trade tensions with the United States kept up pressure on inflation.

政府数据在周三显示，日本的核心消费者价格比去年同期上涨了3.5％，这是2023年初的阅读量最高，因为国内需求保持牢固，并且与美国的贸易紧张局势保持着对通货膨胀的压力。

The increase in the consumer price index (CPI), excluding fresh food prices, came above a median forecast for a 3.3% gain and follows a 3.4% rise in March. It also keeps inflation well above the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) 2% target, complicating interest rate decisions for the central bank.

不包括新鲜食品价格的消费价格指数（CPI）的上涨超过了3.3％增长的中位数预测，并在3月增长了3.4％。它还使通货膨胀率远高于日本银行（BOJ）2％的目标，这使中央银行的利率决策变得复杂。

A key driver of inflation has been the surge in rice prices, which hit a record 4,268 yen ($28) for a 5 kg (11 lb) bag earlier this year.

通货膨胀的主要驱动力是稻米价格的上涨，今年早些时候，米饭价格达到创纪录的4,268日元（28美元）。

The government has been releasing rice from stockpiles and selling it at auctions in a desperate attempt to lower prices. But only 41% of the rice sold at government auctions has reached wholesalers, lagging the administration's goal of a 70% reach by May.

政府一直在从库存中释放大米，并在拍卖中出售米饭，以拼命的降低价格。但是，在政府拍卖会上出售的大米中只有41％覆盖了批发商，到5月，政府的目标落后于70％。

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to bring rice prices below 4,000 yen.

总理西格鲁·伊斯皮邦（Shigeru Ishiba）发誓要将大米价格降至4,000日元以下。

The U.S. is set to impose a 24% reciprocal tariff on July 1 on about $20 billion worth of Japanese products in response to Japan's tariffs on U.S. products, a move that will further escalate trade tensions between the two allies.

美国将于7月1日对日本对美国产品的关税征收价值约200亿美元的日本产品征收24％的互惠关税，这一举动将进一步升级两个盟友之间的贸易紧张局势。

The tariff list includes a variety of products such as motorcycles, machine tools and some food items, and comes after the two sides failed to reach a broader trade agreement this year.

关税清单包括各种产品，例如摩托车，机床和一些食品，并在双方今年未能达成更广泛的贸易协定之后。

The new tariffs will add to the existing tariffs of 25% on steel, 10% on autos and 10% on aluminum that the U.S. has imposed on Japan since last year.

自去年以来，新的关税将增加现有的钢铁关税25％，汽车的10％，铝的10％自去年以来对日本施加的铝的关税。

Some economists expect inflation to ease in coming months with the yen showing strength and energy subsidies set to expire.

一些经济学家预计，日元将在未来几个月内缓解通货膨胀，而日元将显示实力和能源补贴到期。

"We expect energy-related inflation to moderate further in April, as government subsidies for gasoline and kerosene are set to expire this month," said Harumi Taguchi, economist at the Tokyo RDE Research Center.

东京RDE研究中心的经济学家Harumi Taguchi表示：“我们预计，随着政府对汽油和煤油的补贴将在本月到期，与能源相关的通货膨胀率将在4月进一步改善。”

But others, like Marcel Thieliant of Capital Economics, believe the BOJ could hike interest rates as early as October if inflation stays high and core private consumption shows strength.

但是其他人，例如资本经济学的马塞尔·蒂埃特（Marcel Thieliant），认为，如果通货膨胀率保持较高和核心的私人消费，则可以在10月之前提高利率。

"With inflation remaining sticky and private consumption still showing strength, we think the BOJ could hike interest rates as early as October," Thieliant wrote in a note.

Thieliant在一份票据中写道：“随着通货膨胀率仍然存在粘性和私人消费，我们认为BoJ早在10月就可以提高利率。”

The yen ticked up to 143.80 after the data, while equities rose slightly, with the Nikkei index gaining 0.2%. Bond yields dipped following the reading.

日元在数据后的滴答速度高达143.80，而股票略有上升，Nikkei指数上涨了0.2％。阅读后，债券收益率下降。