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Chinese medicines: Japan CPI trend
Year on year-1.8%Aug 2026
Month on month-0.1%
Rank among items539 / 594
Peak since 2021+2.0%Mar 2021
Weight (per 10,000)8
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-0.3%
+0.5%
-0.0%
+0.2%
+0.1%
-1.3%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 98.2 | -0.1% | -1.8% |
| Jul 2026 | 98.3 | -0.5% | -1.6% |
| Jun 2026 | 98.8 | +0.0% | -1.4% |
| May 2026 | 98.7 | -0.1% | -1.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 98.8 | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 98.5 | -1.2% | -1.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 99.7 | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| Jan 2026 | 99.6 | +0.0% | -0.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 99.5 | -0.2% | -0.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 99.7 | +0.1% | -0.4% |
| Oct 2025 | 99.7 | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| Sep 2025 | 99.9 | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 100.0 | +0.1% | -0.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 99.9 | -0.3% | +0.2% |
| Jun 2025 | 100.2 | +0.0% | +0.5% |
| May 2025 | 100.2 | -0.0% | +0.5% |
| Apr 2025 | 100.2 | -0.0% | +0.5% |
| Mar 2025 | 100.2 | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| Feb 2025 | 100.4 | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| Jan 2025 | 100.2 | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 100.7 | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| Nov 2024 | 100.6 | +0.0% | +0.5% |
| Oct 2024 | 100.5 | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| Sep 2024 | 100.4 | +0.0% | +0.3% |
Position within Medical care (YoY)
+0.4%
+0.3%
+0.2%
-0.2%
-0.4%
-1.2%
-1.8%
-2.6%
-2.6%
-3.0%
-8.1%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.