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Rice balls: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+1.1%Aug 2026
Month on month+0.2%
Rank among items365 / 594
Peak since 2021+19.2%May 2025
Weight (per 10,000)18
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-0.1%
+1.8%
+9.9%
+8.0%
+15.8%
+5.5%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 103.8 | +0.2% | +1.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 103.6 | -0.8% | +1.3% |
| Jun 2026 | 104.4 | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| May 2026 | 104.3 | -0.2% | +3.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 104.5 | -0.1% | +5.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 104.6 | +0.7% | +7.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 103.9 | +1.0% | +11.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 102.9 | -0.0% | +11.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 102.9 | +0.5% | +13.1% |
| Nov 2025 | 102.4 | +0.5% | +13.8% |
| Oct 2025 | 101.9 | -0.7% | +16.4% |
| Sep 2025 | 102.6 | +0.0% | +17.8% |
| Aug 2025 | 102.6 | +0.4% | +18.5% |
| Jul 2025 | 102.3 | +0.3% | +18.9% |
| Jun 2025 | 101.9 | +0.9% | +19.1% |
| May 2025 | 101.0 | +1.5% | +19.2% |
| Apr 2025 | 99.5 | +2.4% | +18.1% |
| Mar 2025 | 97.2 | +3.8% | +15.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 93.6 | +1.7% | +10.9% |
| Jan 2025 | 92.0 | +1.2% | +9.2% |
| Dec 2024 | 127.1 | +1.2% | +8.3% |
| Nov 2024 | 125.6 | +2.8% | +7.2% |
| Oct 2024 | 122.2 | +0.4% | +4.8% |
| Sep 2024 | 121.7 | +0.6% | +4.9% |
Position within Food (YoY)
+1.4%
+1.3%
+1.3%
+1.3%
+1.2%
+1.1%
+1.1%
+1.0%
+1.0%
+0.9%
+0.8%
+0.8%
+0.8%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.