Railway fares (JR) (students' season tickets): Japan CPI trend

Year on year+2.6%Aug 2026

Month on month+0.0%

Rank among items266 / 594

Peak since 2021+2.6%Apr 2026

Weight (per 10,000)4

Year-on-year change vs all items and group

Railway fares (JR) (students' season tickets)All itemsTransportation & communication

2021+0.0%

2022+0.0%

2023+0.2%

2024+0.2%

2025+1.7%

2026+2.1%

Month	Index	MoM	YoY
Aug 2026	102.9	+0.0%	+2.6%
Jul 2026	102.9	+0.0%	+2.6%
Jun 2026	102.9	+0.0%	+2.6%
May 2026	102.9	+0.0%	+2.6%
Apr 2026	102.9	+2.6%	+2.6%
Mar 2026	100.4	+0.0%	+1.4%
Feb 2026	100.4	+0.0%	+1.4%
Jan 2026	100.4	+0.0%	+1.4%
Dec 2025	100.4	+0.0%	+2.3%
Nov 2025	100.4	+0.0%	+2.3%
Oct 2025	100.4	+0.0%	+2.3%
Sep 2025	100.4	+0.0%	+2.3%
Aug 2025	100.4	+0.0%	+2.3%
Jul 2025	100.4	+0.0%	+2.3%
Jun 2025	100.4	+0.0%	+2.3%
May 2025	100.4	+0.0%	+2.3%
Apr 2025	100.4	+1.4%	+2.3%
Mar 2025	98.9	+0.0%	+0.0%
Feb 2025	98.9	+0.0%	+0.0%
Jan 2025	98.9	+0.0%	+0.0%
Dec 2024	100.4	+0.0%	+0.0%
Nov 2024	100.4	+0.0%	+0.0%
Oct 2024	100.4	+0.0%	+0.0%
Sep 2024	100.4	+0.0%	+0.0%

Car lease+5.6%

Drive recorders+4.8%

Railway fares (JR) (ordinary fares)+4.4%

Automotive maintenance charges (regular inspections)+4.3%

Automotive maintenance charges (puncture repairs)+4.2%

Fixed route bus fares+2.7%

Railway fares (JR) (students' season tickets)+2.6%

Railway fares (excluding JR) (commuters' season tickets)+2.2%

Telephone charges (fixed-line phone)+2.1%

Motor vehicles-A+2.1%

Charges for parking+1.7%

Telephone charges (mobile phone)+1.6%

Automobile batteries+1.4%

Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.