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Economic news(2022/08/01)


Kyoto   Hakone

Osaka Gas' earnings forecast for this fiscal year has been revised significantly downward Impact of the US LNG terminal fire

2022-08-01 19:41:00
Osaka Gas has increased the cost of alternative procurement due to a fire at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the United States. Corrected below.

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July sales of five major department stores exceeded the same month last year Summer items are strong

2022-08-01 19:04:00
July sales of the five major department stores exceeded the same month last year due to strong sales of summer items such as parasols and expensive items such as jewelry.

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“Price increase” Over 18,000 items such as food and beverages Average price rise of 14%

2022-08-01 19:03:00
Prices for food and other items will continue to rise in August. At oil soba specialty stores that have stores in Tokyo, etc., the price of oil soba from 690 yen to 740 yen from the 1st ... In response to soaring raw material prices and the weak yen, major food and beverage manufacturers in Japan have already raised prices this year. Did you know, according to a survey by a private credit research company, that the total number of products scheduled to be raised in the future exceeded 18,000 items? By month, October is the most frequent month, and price increases are expected to continue after autumn.

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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to prevent inappropriate acts

2022-08-01 18:59:00
In order to eliminate inappropriate acts, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has requested four major mobile phone companies to appoint agents because there are cases where mobile phone sales agents solicit users for expensive price plans that are not necessary. We requested a review of the index, such as considering user satisfaction when evaluating.

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Yen exchange rate rises slightly

2022-08-01 18:55:00
On the first day of the week, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw a slight increase in the yen exchange rate.

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"Economic Security Promotion Office" newly established in the Cabinet Office in accordance with the partial enforcement of the law

2022-08-01 18:18:00
In line with the fact that part of the Economic Security Promotion Act came into force on the 1st, the Cabinet Office newly established the "Office for Promotion of Economic Security," and Minister of State for Economic Security Kobayashi expressed a sense of urgency regarding the implementation of the law. I emphasized that I would like to deal with it.

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Discussion on raising the minimum wage Resumed after a week Council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

2022-08-01 17:21:00
Regarding this year's minimum wage increase, the council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has resumed the discussion for the first time in a week. Regarding the amount of the increase, which is the focus, it seems that discussions are being held with a view to the highest level ever, exceeding last year's 28 yen.

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Discussion on raising the minimum wage Resumed after a week Council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

2022-08-01 16:50:00
Regarding this year's minimum wage increase, the council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has resumed the discussion for the first time in a week. Regarding the amount of the increase, which is the focus, it seems that discussions are being held with a view to the highest level ever, exceeding last year's 28 yen.

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Stock price rise Buy orders for a wide range of stocks in response to rising stock prices in the NY market

2022-08-01 16:05:00
On the first day of the week, the Tokyo stock market rose in price.

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Food prices continue to rise in August due to soaring raw material prices and weak yen

2022-08-01 06:53:00
In addition to the soaring prices of raw materials and energy, the sharp depreciation of the yen further increases the cost of procurement from overseas.

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Kyoto   Mt.Fuji


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