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School lunch (junior high school): Japan CPI trend
Year on year-17.6%Aug 2026
Month on month+0.0%
Rank among items589 / 594
Peak since 2021+5.0%Mar 2022
Weight (per 10,000)6
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-0.2%
+0.0%
-8.4%
-10.1%
-5.5%
-18.1%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 78.1 | +0.0% | -17.6% |
| Jul 2026 | 78.1 | -0.4% | -18.4% |
| Jun 2026 | 78.3 | +0.1% | -18.2% |
| May 2026 | 78.3 | +0.2% | -18.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 78.1 | -17.0% | -18.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 94.1 | +0.0% | -18.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 94.1 | -0.1% | -18.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 94.2 | -0.2% | -18.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 94.4 | +0.0% | -5.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 94.4 | +0.0% | -5.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 94.4 | -0.1% | -5.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 94.5 | -0.2% | -5.5% |
| Aug 2025 | 94.8 | -1.0% | -6.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 95.7 | -0.0% | -4.9% |
| Jun 2025 | 95.7 | +0.0% | -4.8% |
| May 2025 | 95.7 | +0.1% | -5.1% |
| Apr 2025 | 95.6 | -16.8% | -4.8% |
| Mar 2025 | 114.9 | +0.0% | -6.3% |
| Feb 2025 | 114.9 | -0.0% | -6.7% |
| Jan 2025 | 114.9 | -0.2% | -7.1% |
| Dec 2024 | 80.0 | +0.0% | -8.1% |
| Nov 2024 | 80.0 | +0.0% | -8.2% |
| Oct 2024 | 80.0 | -0.7% | -8.2% |
| Sep 2024 | 80.6 | -0.7% | -9.2% |
Position within Food (YoY)
-6.5%
-6.7%
-7.5%
-8.6%
-15.0%
-16.1%
-17.6%
-20.4%
-98.2%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.