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Dermal medicines: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+24.1%Aug 2026
Month on month-0.1%
Rank among items10 / 594
Peak since 2021+26.4%Mar 2026
Weight (per 10,000)7
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+0.2%
+0.6%
+0.0%
+1.4%
+4.9%
+24.9%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 122.3 | -0.1% | +24.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 122.4 | +0.1% | +24.3% |
| Jun 2026 | 122.3 | +0.4% | +24.5% |
| May 2026 | 121.8 | +0.4% | +24.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 121.4 | +2.1% | +24.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 118.9 | +4.5% | +26.4% |
| Feb 2026 | 113.8 | -0.4% | +24.9% |
| Jan 2026 | 114.2 | +1.9% | +26.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 112.1 | +0.1% | +22.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 112.0 | +3.2% | +20.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 108.5 | +7.4% | +14.6% |
| Sep 2025 | 101.0 | +2.5% | +3.9% |
| Aug 2025 | 98.6 | +0.1% | -0.5% |
| Jul 2025 | 98.5 | +0.3% | -0.7% |
| Jun 2025 | 98.2 | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| May 2025 | 98.1 | +0.7% | -0.1% |
| Apr 2025 | 97.4 | +3.5% | -0.2% |
| Mar 2025 | 94.1 | +3.3% | -2.1% |
| Feb 2025 | 91.1 | +0.7% | +0.2% |
| Jan 2025 | 90.5 | -1.2% | +0.8% |
| Dec 2024 | 97.8 | -1.5% | +2.4% |
| Nov 2024 | 99.2 | -1.7% | +2.9% |
| Oct 2024 | 100.9 | -3.2% | +2.5% |
| Sep 2024 | 104.2 | -1.7% | +0.9% |
Position within Medical care (YoY)
+24.1%
+15.2%
+14.5%
+14.3%
+8.0%
+7.5%
+6.5%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.