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Medicines for cold: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+1.2%Aug 2026
Month on month-0.0%
Rank among items356 / 594
Peak since 2021+16.9%Jan 2023
Weight (per 10,000)9
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-0.3%
+5.4%
+8.8%
+0.5%
+0.0%
+0.5%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 101.3 | -0.0% | +1.2% |
| Jul 2026 | 101.4 | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 101.4 | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| May 2026 | 101.6 | +0.5% | +1.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 101.1 | +1.0% | +1.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 100.1 | +0.8% | -0.2% |
| Feb 2026 | 99.3 | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| Jan 2026 | 99.6 | +0.7% | -0.5% |
| Dec 2025 | 98.9 | -1.0% | -0.3% |
| Nov 2025 | 99.9 | +0.5% | -0.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 99.4 | -0.9% | -0.4% |
| Sep 2025 | 100.3 | +0.2% | -0.2% |
| Aug 2025 | 100.1 | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 100.7 | +0.7% | +0.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 99.9 | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| May 2025 | 100.6 | +0.6% | +0.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 100.0 | -0.3% | +0.7% |
| Mar 2025 | 100.3 | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| Feb 2025 | 99.8 | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| Jan 2025 | 100.1 | +0.8% | +0.2% |
| Dec 2024 | 113.8 | -0.8% | +0.0% |
| Nov 2024 | 114.7 | +0.2% | +0.2% |
| Oct 2024 | 114.5 | -0.6% | +0.4% |
| Sep 2024 | 115.2 | +0.2% | +0.4% |
Position within Medical care (YoY)
+3.7%
+3.2%
+2.4%
+1.6%
+1.2%
+1.2%
+1.2%
+1.1%
+0.6%
+0.4%
+0.3%
+0.2%
-0.2%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.