15 trillion dollars the total assets of Japanese families at the end of December

Tokyo on March 23/ WAM/ The total assets of families in Japan reached 2,230 trillion yen (15 trillion dollars) at the end of last December, recording a growth of 4.0% from the previous year thanks to the rise in stock prices, according to the data of the Central Bank of Japan.

The assets were strengthened thanks to the investment funds, which jumped 27.4% to 136 trillion yen after the restructuring of the tax -exempt investment program in Japan last year.

The shares of shares increased by 9.5% to 298 trillion yen, while cash liquidity and deposits, which represented the total half, increased by 0.6% to 1,134 trillion yen.

Cash liquidity decreased by 3.4% to 105 trillion yen, with high prices and non -cash payments.

The percentage of Japanese government bonds kept by the Japan Bank reached 52.05%, compared to 52.64% at the end of September.

The Central Bank, whose government bonds reached 559 trillion yen at the end of December, are to reduce its purchases as part of its efforts to abandon a severely easier monetary policy.

On the other hand, government data showed that the basic consumer prices in Japan increased by 3.0% in February compared to the previous year, but the pace of the increase slowed the first time four months ago, and this is partly due to the resumption of government support for servants.

The high consumer price index in the country, with the exception of the fluctuating fresh foods, came in the wake of an increase of 3.2% in January, and the inflation rate remained at or higher than the goal of the Japan Bank to stabilize prices of 2% since April 2022.

The Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced that the basic consumer price index, which excludes energy and fresh food to show basic price trends, increased by 2.6%.

The government ended the costs of facilities late last year, but it re -supported electricity and the city’s consumer gas between January and March, but families are still suffering from high prices.

Energy prices increased by 6.9% compared to the previous year, recalling 10.8% in January.

Specifically, the electricity prices increased by 9%, sharply recalling its increase by 18%in January, while the prices of cities gas increased by 3.5%, also recalling their increase by 9.6%.

Analysts stressed that inflationary pressure is still strong with the continued high food prices, which raises fears that high prices for long periods in light of the low value of the yen may make consumers more frequency in spending, which negatively affects the economy.

The Ministry announced that food prices, with the exception of fresh products, increased by 5.6%, while rice prices jumped by 80.9%, which is the highest percentage since the availability of comparative data in 1971, and the shortage of supply and high production and transportation costs.

Specialists stressed that the high prices of foodstuffs instead of the positive impact of energy support, which undermined the support of families and a negative impact on consumption, which is an essential element in the Japanese economy.

The Japanese Central Bank had previously remained this week’s interest rate unchanged at 0.5%, after raising it from about 0.25% in January, in an attempt to reduce the negative effects of high prices on the economy.

The prices of perennial goods increased by 5.4% in February after the decrease in temperatures compared to last year increased demand for air conditioners.

For its part, the prices of servants, which are closely watched by the Japan, increased when it made its decisions on monetary policy, because it often appears 1.3% wage increases in February, compared to 1.4% in January, with the decrease in comprehensive tourist travel prices to Asia.

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