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White potatoes: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+20.5%Aug 2026
Month on month+4.9%
Rank among items21 / 594
Peak since 2021+46.9%Jul 2024
Weight (per 10,000)8
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+15.6%
-3.5%
-2.9%
+15.0%
+15.5%
+14.7%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 109.9 | +4.9% | +20.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 104.8 | +4.2% | +17.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 100.6 | -20.3% | -3.9% |
| May 2026 | 126.2 | +2.6% | +4.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 123.1 | +3.5% | +16.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 119.0 | +2.3% | +19.4% |
| Feb 2026 | 116.3 | +1.5% | +18.5% |
| Jan 2026 | 114.5 | +3.9% | +25.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 110.2 | +11.3% | +37.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 99.1 | +9.4% | +28.8% |
| Oct 2025 | 90.6 | -2.5% | +8.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 92.9 | +1.8% | -7.8% |
| Aug 2025 | 91.2 | +2.0% | -19.5% |
| Jul 2025 | 89.5 | -14.5% | -21.7% |
| Jun 2025 | 104.7 | -13.5% | +1.1% |
| May 2025 | 120.9 | +14.1% | +39.1% |
| Apr 2025 | 106.0 | +6.4% | +29.6% |
| Mar 2025 | 99.6 | +1.5% | +31.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 98.1 | +7.2% | +33.6% |
| Jan 2025 | 91.6 | +14.3% | +24.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 109.4 | +4.2% | +10.1% |
| Nov 2024 | 105.0 | -7.5% | +3.8% |
| Oct 2024 | 113.6 | -17.5% | +10.3% |
| Sep 2024 | 137.7 | -11.0% | +31.6% |
Position within Food (YoY)
+24.0%
+23.3%
+21.8%
+21.3%
+21.2%
+21.0%
+20.5%
+16.1%
+15.9%
+14.6%
+14.5%
+14.5%
+14.3%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.