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Masks: Japan CPI trend
Year on year-8.1%Aug 2026
Month on month-0.3%
Rank among items585 / 594
Peak since 2021+17.6%Aug 2023
Weight (per 10,000)6
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-5.4%
-0.6%
+12.0%
+5.0%
+1.9%
-8.1%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 91.6 | -0.3% | -8.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 91.9 | -0.1% | -8.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 92.0 | +0.6% | -8.2% |
| May 2026 | 91.4 | +0.1% | -9.2% |
| Apr 2026 | 91.3 | -0.8% | -8.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 92.0 | -0.6% | -8.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 92.6 | -1.5% | -7.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 94.0 | -5.2% | -6.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 99.1 | -0.0% | -1.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 99.2 | -0.8% | -0.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 100.0 | +0.0% | +0.5% |
| Sep 2025 | 100.0 | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| Aug 2025 | 99.7 | -0.7% | +0.8% |
| Jul 2025 | 100.4 | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 100.3 | -0.4% | +1.6% |
| May 2025 | 100.7 | +0.6% | +2.3% |
| Apr 2025 | 100.1 | +0.1% | +3.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 100.0 | +0.1% | +4.3% |
| Feb 2025 | 99.8 | -0.9% | +3.4% |
| Jan 2025 | 100.8 | +0.2% | +4.9% |
| Dec 2024 | 112.6 | +0.8% | +4.1% |
| Nov 2024 | 111.8 | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| Oct 2024 | 111.5 | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| Sep 2024 | 111.3 | +0.3% | +0.7% |
Position within Medical care (YoY)
-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.