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“Umeboshi”, pickled plums: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+4.1%Aug 2026
Month on month+0.1%
Rank among items192 / 594
Peak since 2021+6.6%Jun 2025
Weight (per 10,000)8
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+0.4%
-0.3%
+3.2%
+1.7%
+5.6%
+4.4%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 103.6 | +0.1% | +4.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 103.5 | -0.4% | +4.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 104.0 | -0.4% | +4.0% |
| May 2026 | 104.4 | +0.3% | +4.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 104.0 | +1.0% | +4.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 103.0 | -0.5% | +3.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 103.6 | +0.7% | +4.9% |
| Jan 2026 | 102.8 | +0.5% | +4.9% |
| Dec 2025 | 102.3 | +0.3% | +5.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 102.0 | +0.8% | +5.7% |
| Oct 2025 | 101.2 | +1.0% | +6.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 100.2 | +0.7% | +6.2% |
| Aug 2025 | 99.5 | +0.2% | +5.8% |
| Jul 2025 | 99.4 | -0.6% | +5.8% |
| Jun 2025 | 100.0 | +0.3% | +6.6% |
| May 2025 | 99.7 | +0.0% | +5.7% |
| Apr 2025 | 99.7 | +0.4% | +5.6% |
| Mar 2025 | 99.3 | +0.5% | +5.3% |
| Feb 2025 | 98.8 | +0.7% | +4.7% |
| Jan 2025 | 98.1 | +0.6% | +3.9% |
| Dec 2024 | 107.7 | +0.4% | +2.9% |
| Nov 2024 | 107.3 | +1.1% | +2.9% |
| Oct 2024 | 106.1 | +1.4% | +2.3% |
| Sep 2024 | 104.7 | +0.3% | +0.8% |
Position within Food (YoY)
+4.5%
+4.5%
+4.5%
+4.5%
+4.4%
+4.2%
+4.1%
+4.0%
+4.0%
+4.0%
+4.0%
+4.0%
+3.9%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.