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“Chikuwa”, baked fish-paste bars: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+2.7%Aug 2026
Month on month-1.0%
Rank among items264 / 594
Peak since 2021+17.8%Jul 2023
Weight (per 10,000)6
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+0.1%
+7.1%
+15.0%
+2.2%
+2.3%
+3.4%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 102.5 | -1.0% | +2.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 103.6 | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Jun 2026 | 102.6 | +1.2% | +3.4% |
| May 2026 | 101.5 | -1.0% | +1.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 102.4 | -0.3% | +3.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 102.7 | +0.6% | +4.8% |
| Feb 2026 | 102.1 | -0.2% | +4.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 102.2 | +0.2% | +4.2% |
| Dec 2025 | 102.1 | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 102.0 | +0.2% | +4.7% |
| Oct 2025 | 101.8 | +0.2% | +5.3% |
| Sep 2025 | 101.5 | +1.7% | +4.2% |
| Aug 2025 | 99.9 | -0.5% | +2.6% |
| Jul 2025 | 100.4 | +1.2% | +3.2% |
| Jun 2025 | 99.2 | -0.8% | +1.6% |
| May 2025 | 100.0 | +1.1% | +1.9% |
| Apr 2025 | 98.9 | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| Mar 2025 | 98.0 | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| Feb 2025 | 98.0 | -0.1% | -0.6% |
| Jan 2025 | 98.1 | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 125.7 | +0.3% | -0.9% |
| Nov 2024 | 125.4 | +0.7% | -1.1% |
| Oct 2024 | 124.5 | -0.9% | -1.5% |
| Sep 2024 | 125.6 | +0.3% | -0.9% |
Position within Food (YoY)
+2.8%
+2.8%
+2.8%
+2.8%
+2.7%
+2.7%
+2.7%
+2.6%
+2.6%
+2.5%
+2.5%
+2.5%
+2.5%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.