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Plasters: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+5.7%Aug 2026
Month on month+0.0%
Rank among items143 / 594
Peak since 2021+20.2%Dec 2023
Weight (per 10,000)5
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+0.9%
+0.9%
+11.3%
+14.3%
+11.8%
+4.7%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 105.4 | +0.0% | +5.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 105.4 | -0.2% | +5.8% |
| Jun 2026 | 105.6 | -0.0% | +5.8% |
| May 2026 | 105.6 | +0.8% | +6.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 104.7 | +3.0% | +5.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 101.6 | +0.4% | +2.8% |
| Feb 2026 | 101.3 | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| Jan 2026 | 101.1 | -2.5% | +2.5% |
| Dec 2025 | 103.6 | +0.4% | +5.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 103.2 | +3.4% | +4.7% |
| Oct 2025 | 99.8 | +0.1% | +1.8% |
| Sep 2025 | 99.7 | +0.0% | +3.8% |
| Aug 2025 | 99.7 | +0.1% | +10.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 99.6 | -0.2% | +17.1% |
| Jun 2025 | 99.8 | +0.8% | +16.9% |
| May 2025 | 99.0 | -0.3% | +16.5% |
| Apr 2025 | 99.3 | +0.5% | +16.5% |
| Mar 2025 | 98.8 | +0.1% | +16.2% |
| Feb 2025 | 98.7 | +0.1% | +16.0% |
| Jan 2025 | 98.6 | +0.3% | +16.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 141.4 | -0.4% | +15.3% |
| Nov 2024 | 142.0 | +0.6% | +15.9% |
| Oct 2024 | 141.2 | +2.0% | +15.3% |
| Sep 2024 | 138.3 | +6.1% | +13.7% |
Position within Medical care (YoY)
+15.2%
+14.5%
+14.3%
+8.0%
+7.5%
+6.5%
+5.7%
+4.0%
+3.7%
+3.2%
+2.4%
+1.6%
+1.2%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.