2024年3月，日本的年通货膨胀率从2月的2.8%的3个月峰值降至2.7%，与市场共识一致。交通运输（2.9%对3.0%）、服装（2.0%对2.6%）、家具和家用器具（3.2%对5.1%）、医疗保健（1.5%对1.8%）、通信（0.2%对1.4%）以及文化娱乐（7.2%对7.3%）的价格有所放缓。与此同时，食品（4.8%）、住房（0.6%）、教育（1.3%）和杂项（1.1%）的通货膨胀率保持稳定。与此同时，燃料和光的价格下降幅度为一年来最小（-1.7%对-3.0%），电力（-1.0%和-2.5%）和天然气（-7.1%对-9.4%）的下降速度较慢，因为政府的能源补贴将于5月完全结束。核心通胀率从四个月来的2.8%降至2.6%，略低于2.7%的预测。3月份，消费者价格在前两个月持平后，月度上涨0.2%，为去年10月以来的最大涨幅。

The annual inflation rate in Japan ticked lower to 2.7% in March 2024 from February's 3-month peak of 2.8%, matching market consensus. There was a slowdown in prices of transport (2.9% vs 3.0% in February), clothes (2.0% vs 2.6%), furniture & household utensils (3.2% vs 5.1%), healthcare (1.5% vs 1.8%), communication (0.2% vs 1.4%), and culture & recreation (7.2% vs 7.3%). At the same time, inflation was stable for food (at 4.8%), housing (at 0.6%), education (at 1.3%), and miscellaneous (at 1.1%). Meanwhile, prices of fuel, and light dropped the least in a year (-1.7% vs -3.0%), with electricity (-1.0% and -2.5%) and gas (-7.1% vs -9.4%) falling at softer paces as energy subsidies from the government would completely end in May. The core inflation rate fell to 2.6% from a four-month top of 2.8%, slightly below forecasts of 2.7%. Monthly, consumer prices rose by 0.2% in March, the most since last October, after flattening in the prior two months.