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Gastrointestinal medicines: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+14.3%Aug 2026
Month on month+0.5%
Rank among items33 / 594
Peak since 2021+14.3%Aug 2026
Weight (per 10,000)10
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+0.5%
+2.1%
+0.2%
+0.5%
+0.2%
+5.9%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 113.7 | +0.5% | +14.3% |
| Jul 2026 | 113.2 | +2.8% | +13.6% |
| Jun 2026 | 110.1 | +7.5% | +10.4% |
| May 2026 | 102.4 | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| Apr 2026 | 102.1 | -0.3% | +1.8% |
| Mar 2026 | 102.3 | +0.7% | +2.2% |
| Feb 2026 | 101.6 | +0.3% | +1.4% |
| Jan 2026 | 101.3 | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 100.7 | +0.4% | +1.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 100.4 | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| Oct 2025 | 99.9 | +0.1% | -0.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 99.8 | +0.3% | -0.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 99.5 | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| Jul 2025 | 99.6 | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| Jun 2025 | 99.7 | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| May 2025 | 99.9 | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| Apr 2025 | 100.2 | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 100.1 | -0.1% | +0.9% |
| Feb 2025 | 100.2 | +0.2% | +1.0% |
| Jan 2025 | 100.0 | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| Dec 2024 | 103.0 | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| Nov 2024 | 103.3 | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| Oct 2024 | 103.4 | +0.0% | -0.2% |
| Sep 2024 | 103.4 | +0.1% | -0.2% |
Position within Medical care (YoY)
+24.1%
+15.2%
+14.5%
+14.3%
+8.0%
+7.5%
+6.5%
+5.7%
+4.0%
+3.7%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.