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Sardines: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+21.2%Aug 2026
Month on month+7.8%
Rank among items19 / 594
Peak since 2021+21.2%Aug 2026
Weight (per 10,000)2
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+1.3%
+9.7%
+6.9%
+2.8%
-0.7%
+7.9%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 127.3 | +7.8% | +21.2% |
| Jul 2026 | 118.0 | +8.2% | +19.6% |
| Jun 2026 | 109.1 | +6.2% | +10.3% |
| May 2026 | 102.7 | +5.4% | +7.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 97.5 | +1.3% | +1.9% |
| Mar 2026 | 96.2 | -6.0% | -1.6% |
| Feb 2026 | 102.4 | -5.4% | +2.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 108.2 | +4.7% | +1.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 103.3 | +3.8% | -0.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 99.6 | -4.7% | -9.2% |
| Oct 2025 | 104.4 | +3.1% | -4.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 101.3 | -3.6% | -7.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 105.0 | +6.5% | -5.7% |
| Jul 2025 | 98.7 | -0.2% | -6.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 98.9 | +3.8% | +3.8% |
| May 2025 | 95.3 | -0.4% | +3.2% |
| Apr 2025 | 95.7 | -2.1% | +8.3% |
| Mar 2025 | 97.7 | -2.5% | +10.5% |
| Feb 2025 | 100.2 | -5.9% | +3.8% |
| Jan 2025 | 106.5 | +1.5% | -4.7% |
| Dec 2024 | 127.1 | -5.9% | -6.5% |
| Nov 2024 | 135.1 | +1.4% | -2.3% |
| Oct 2024 | 133.2 | +0.1% | +8.1% |
| Sep 2024 | 133.1 | -0.9% | +5.9% |
Position within Food (YoY)
+24.4%
+24.4%
+24.0%
+23.3%
+21.8%
+21.3%
+21.2%
+21.0%
+20.5%
+16.1%
+15.9%
+14.6%
+14.5%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.