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“Wakame”, seaweed: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+0.7%Aug 2026
Month on month+0.5%
Rank among items390 / 594
Peak since 2021+10.4%Nov 2024
Weight (per 10,000)5
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-0.8%
+2.1%
+5.0%
+6.4%
+7.7%
+3.5%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 101.9 | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 101.4 | -0.7% | +1.1% |
| Jun 2026 | 102.1 | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| May 2026 | 102.2 | -0.3% | +3.5% |
| Apr 2026 | 102.6 | -0.0% | +4.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 102.6 | -0.1% | +4.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 102.7 | -0.1% | +5.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 102.8 | -0.0% | +5.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 102.8 | +0.1% | +5.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 102.6 | +0.2% | +4.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 102.4 | +1.1% | +5.7% |
| Sep 2025 | 101.2 | +0.0% | +5.9% |
| Aug 2025 | 101.2 | +0.9% | +8.2% |
| Jul 2025 | 100.3 | +0.7% | +8.7% |
| Jun 2025 | 99.6 | +0.8% | +8.4% |
| May 2025 | 98.8 | +0.8% | +8.8% |
| Apr 2025 | 98.0 | +0.0% | +9.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 97.9 | +0.2% | +9.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 97.8 | +0.5% | +9.5% |
| Jan 2025 | 97.3 | -0.3% | +9.0% |
| Dec 2024 | 118.6 | -1.0% | +9.4% |
| Nov 2024 | 119.9 | +1.6% | +10.4% |
| Oct 2024 | 118.0 | +1.3% | +8.6% |
| Sep 2024 | 116.5 | +2.2% | +8.6% |
Position within Food (YoY)
+1.0%
+0.9%
+0.8%
+0.8%
+0.8%
+0.7%
+0.7%
+0.6%
+0.6%
+0.5%
+0.4%
+0.3%
+0.3%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.