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“Kimuchi”: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+4.4%Aug 2026
Month on month+3.0%
Rank among items184 / 594
Peak since 2021+10.8%Nov 2025
Weight (per 10,000)8
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-0.8%
+1.4%
+3.3%
+0.6%
+6.0%
+6.9%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 106.0 | +3.0% | +4.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 103.0 | -2.4% | +5.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 105.5 | +0.4% | +6.4% |
| May 2026 | 105.2 | -0.7% | +5.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 105.9 | -0.1% | +8.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 106.0 | +2.6% | +8.5% |
| Feb 2026 | 103.3 | +0.0% | +7.9% |
| Jan 2026 | 103.3 | +0.7% | +9.2% |
| Dec 2025 | 102.5 | -2.3% | +8.9% |
| Nov 2025 | 104.9 | +0.6% | +10.8% |
| Oct 2025 | 104.3 | +0.4% | +9.7% |
| Sep 2025 | 103.9 | +2.3% | +9.4% |
| Aug 2025 | 101.6 | +3.8% | +7.2% |
| Jul 2025 | 97.9 | -1.3% | +4.6% |
| Jun 2025 | 99.2 | -0.3% | +4.7% |
| May 2025 | 99.5 | +1.4% | +5.3% |
| Apr 2025 | 98.1 | +0.4% | +3.3% |
| Mar 2025 | 97.7 | +2.1% | +4.8% |
| Feb 2025 | 95.7 | +1.2% | +3.9% |
| Jan 2025 | 94.6 | +0.5% | -0.1% |
| Dec 2024 | 104.4 | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| Nov 2024 | 104.9 | -0.3% | +1.3% |
| Oct 2024 | 105.2 | +0.0% | -0.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 105.2 | +0.2% | +1.4% |
Position within Food (YoY)
+4.6%
+4.6%
+4.5%
+4.5%
+4.5%
+4.5%
+4.4%
+4.2%
+4.1%
+4.0%
+4.0%
+4.0%
+4.0%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.