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“Kamaboko”, steamed fish-paste cakes: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+5.3%Aug 2026
Month on month+0.2%
Rank among items150 / 594
Peak since 2021+19.5%Aug 2023
Weight (per 10,000)9
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+0.2%
+6.7%
+15.4%
+3.0%
+2.2%
+4.8%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 104.9 | +0.2% | +5.3% |
| Jul 2026 | 104.7 | -0.7% | +5.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 105.5 | +1.1% | +6.5% |
| May 2026 | 104.4 | -0.1% | +4.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 104.5 | +1.1% | +4.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 103.3 | +0.3% | +4.2% |
| Feb 2026 | 103.0 | +1.1% | +4.7% |
| Jan 2026 | 101.9 | +0.1% | +3.9% |
| Dec 2025 | 101.8 | +0.4% | +3.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 101.4 | -0.4% | +3.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 101.8 | +0.7% | +3.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 101.1 | +1.4% | +2.9% |
| Aug 2025 | 99.7 | -0.0% | +2.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 99.7 | +0.6% | +2.1% |
| Jun 2025 | 99.1 | -0.7% | +1.4% |
| May 2025 | 99.8 | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| Apr 2025 | 100.0 | +0.9% | +2.4% |
| Mar 2025 | 99.1 | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| Feb 2025 | 98.4 | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| Jan 2025 | 98.1 | -0.0% | +0.5% |
| Dec 2024 | 127.0 | -0.3% | +0.6% |
| Nov 2024 | 127.4 | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| Oct 2024 | 127.0 | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| Sep 2024 | 127.4 | +0.7% | +0.7% |
Position within Food (YoY)
+5.8%
+5.8%
+5.6%
+5.6%
+5.6%
+5.3%
+5.3%
+5.2%
+5.1%
+5.1%
+5.1%
+4.9%
+4.9%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.