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“Somen”, fine wheat noodles: Japan CPI trend
Year on year-0.4%Aug 2026
Month on month+0.3%
Rank among items484 / 594
Peak since 2021+13.0%Nov 2023
Weight (per 10,000)6
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+0.5%
+0.5%
+10.2%
+0.8%
+3.7%
+0.9%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 97.3 | +0.3% | -0.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 97.0 | -1.4% | -0.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 98.3 | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| May 2026 | 98.8 | -1.8% | -0.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 100.7 | -1.7% | -0.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 102.4 | -0.6% | +0.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 103.0 | -0.2% | +3.6% |
| Jan 2026 | 103.2 | +0.3% | +5.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 102.9 | +0.6% | +5.1% |
| Nov 2025 | 102.2 | +0.6% | +4.7% |
| Oct 2025 | 101.7 | +1.5% | +4.5% |
| Sep 2025 | 100.1 | +2.6% | +5.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 97.6 | -0.1% | +5.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 97.7 | -0.7% | +5.6% |
| Jun 2025 | 98.4 | -1.0% | +5.0% |
| May 2025 | 99.4 | -1.3% | +5.1% |
| Apr 2025 | 100.7 | -1.0% | +4.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 101.7 | +2.3% | +2.9% |
| Feb 2025 | 99.4 | +1.2% | -1.2% |
| Jan 2025 | 98.2 | +0.3% | -2.1% |
| Dec 2024 | 113.8 | +0.2% | -2.5% |
| Nov 2024 | 113.5 | +0.3% | -2.1% |
| Oct 2024 | 113.1 | +2.1% | -1.7% |
| Sep 2024 | 110.8 | +2.6% | -2.3% |
Position within Food (YoY)
-0.2%
-0.2%
-0.3%
-0.3%
-0.4%
-0.4%
-0.4%
-0.6%
-0.6%
-0.7%
-0.7%
-0.7%
-0.9%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.