Before elaborating on the upside and downside risks to prices, I would like to touch on a perspective that I think is a useful starting point when considering price fluctuations. 1  The figure comprises the proportions of respondents who chose "will go up significantly" and "will go up slightly," which accounted for 33.1 percent and 52.6 percent, respectively.
2 The figure comprises the proportions of those who chose "have gone up significantly" and "have gone up slightly," which accounted for 62.8 percent and 31.7 percent, respectively.