The key gauge of consumer prices in Tokyo fell 0.7 percent in November from a year earlier for a record 38th straight month of year-on-year declines, the government said Friday.

The consumer price index for Tokyo's 23 wards, excluding volatile prices of perishable foods, came to 97.8 against the base of 100 for 2000, the Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry said in a preliminary report.

The index also fell on the month, slipping 0.1 percent.