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Taros: Japan CPI trend
Year on year-2.3%Aug 2026
Month on month-14.2%
Rank among items550 / 594
Peak since 2021+33.3%May 2024
Weight (per 10,000)2
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+5.7%
-3.1%
+5.6%
+14.8%
+8.8%
-3.0%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 122.9 | -14.2% | -2.3% |
| Jul 2026 | 143.2 | +11.9% | -1.4% |
| Jun 2026 | 127.9 | +31.4% | -12.3% |
| May 2026 | 97.3 | +4.5% | -8.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 93.2 | -1.7% | -4.9% |
| Mar 2026 | 94.8 | -3.6% | -3.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 98.3 | -2.1% | +3.5% |
| Jan 2026 | 100.4 | +5.4% | +4.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 95.3 | +2.1% | +7.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 93.4 | -5.3% | +6.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 98.6 | -11.4% | +6.6% |
| Sep 2025 | 111.3 | -11.5% | +5.9% |
| Aug 2025 | 125.8 | -13.4% | +9.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 145.2 | -0.4% | +9.8% |
| Jun 2025 | 145.8 | +37.4% | +11.1% |
| May 2025 | 106.1 | +8.3% | +0.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 98.0 | +0.3% | +8.2% |
| Mar 2025 | 97.7 | +2.7% | +10.9% |
| Feb 2025 | 95.1 | -1.0% | +13.2% |
| Jan 2025 | 96.0 | +8.3% | +17.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 119.4 | +0.6% | +13.9% |
| Nov 2024 | 118.7 | -4.4% | +13.3% |
| Oct 2024 | 124.1 | -12.5% | +12.6% |
| Sep 2024 | 141.8 | -8.4% | +15.1% |
Position within Food (YoY)
-1.7%
-1.7%
-1.7%
-1.8%
-2.0%
-2.1%
-2.3%
-2.4%
-2.7%
-3.0%
-3.5%
-4.2%
-4.6%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.