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“Mochi”, rice-cakes: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+39.2%Aug 2026
Month on month-1.4%
Rank among items3 / 594
Peak since 2021+39.9%Jul 2026
Weight (per 10,000)7
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-0.1%
-0.6%
+3.4%
+4.9%
+12.3%
+35.2%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 137.9 | -1.4% | +39.2% |
| Jul 2026 | 139.8 | +1.6% | +39.9% |
| Jun 2026 | 137.5 | +0.2% | +38.2% |
| May 2026 | 137.3 | +4.9% | +38.9% |
| Apr 2026 | 130.9 | +8.0% | +35.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 121.2 | +4.1% | +31.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 116.4 | +1.6% | +29.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 114.5 | +2.0% | +30.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 112.3 | -1.8% | +31.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 114.3 | +4.8% | +31.6% |
| Oct 2025 | 109.1 | +9.4% | +19.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 99.7 | +0.6% | +9.2% |
| Aug 2025 | 99.1 | -0.8% | +9.7% |
| Jul 2025 | 99.9 | +0.4% | +10.9% |
| Jun 2025 | 99.5 | +0.7% | +10.7% |
| May 2025 | 98.8 | +2.5% | +10.2% |
| Apr 2025 | 96.4 | +4.2% | +8.3% |
| Mar 2025 | 92.5 | +2.5% | +2.5% |
| Feb 2025 | 90.2 | +2.4% | +1.6% |
| Jan 2025 | 88.1 | +2.7% | +1.5% |
| Dec 2024 | 103.3 | -1.5% | -0.0% |
| Nov 2024 | 104.9 | -4.7% | -1.9% |
| Oct 2024 | 110.1 | +0.1% | +1.9% |
| Sep 2024 | 110.0 | +1.1% | +3.0% |
Position within Food (YoY)
+45.0%
+39.2%
+31.5%
+30.3%
+24.4%
+24.4%
+24.0%
+23.3%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.