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Antipyretic & analgesic medicines: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+3.7%Aug 2026
Month on month-0.7%
Rank among items206 / 594
Peak since 2021+8.6%Sep 2025
Weight (per 10,000)6
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+1.6%
+1.0%
+3.0%
+2.3%
+3.9%
+7.0%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 104.5 | -0.7% | +3.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 105.2 | -0.5% | +5.6% |
| Jun 2026 | 105.7 | +0.1% | +8.6% |
| May 2026 | 105.6 | +1.5% | +8.5% |
| Apr 2026 | 104.1 | -1.1% | +7.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 105.2 | +1.2% | +8.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 104.0 | -1.2% | +6.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 105.2 | +1.3% | +7.9% |
| Dec 2025 | 103.8 | -0.0% | +7.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 103.9 | +0.6% | +8.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 103.2 | -0.7% | +6.2% |
| Sep 2025 | 104.0 | +3.2% | +8.6% |
| Aug 2025 | 100.7 | +1.2% | +4.5% |
| Jul 2025 | 99.6 | +2.3% | +5.2% |
| Jun 2025 | 97.3 | +0.0% | +0.8% |
| May 2025 | 97.3 | +0.0% | +1.2% |
| Apr 2025 | 97.3 | -0.2% | +1.6% |
| Mar 2025 | 97.4 | -0.4% | +0.9% |
| Feb 2025 | 97.8 | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| Jan 2025 | 97.5 | +0.5% | +1.8% |
| Dec 2024 | 108.9 | +1.1% | +0.3% |
| Nov 2024 | 107.7 | -1.5% | -0.2% |
| Oct 2024 | 109.3 | +1.7% | +2.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 107.5 | -0.8% | +1.3% |
Position within Medical care (YoY)
+14.3%
+8.0%
+7.5%
+6.5%
+5.7%
+4.0%
+3.7%
+3.2%
+2.4%
+1.6%
+1.2%
+1.2%
+1.2%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.