Telephone charges (mobile phone): Japan CPI trend

Year on year+1.6%Aug 2026

Month on month-1.9%

Rank among items327 / 594

Peak since 2021+14.5%Oct 2025

Weight (per 10,000)231

Year-on-year change vs all items and group

Telephone charges (mobile phone)All itemsTransportation & communication

2021-33.1%

2022-22.7%

2023+6.7%

2024+5.0%

2025+8.7%

2026+8.2%

Month	Index	MoM	YoY
Aug 2026	105.4	-1.9%	+1.6%
Jul 2026	107.4	+0.0%	+4.6%
Jun 2026	107.4	+2.4%	+4.6%
May 2026	104.9	+0.0%	+11.0%
Apr 2026	104.9	-0.0%	+11.0%
Mar 2026	105.0	+0.0%	+11.1%
Feb 2026	104.9	+0.0%	+11.0%
Jan 2026	104.9	-0.0%	+11.0%
Dec 2025	104.9	+0.0%	+10.7%
Nov 2025	104.9	+0.0%	+14.5%
Oct 2025	104.9	+1.2%	+14.5%
Sep 2025	103.7	+0.0%	+13.2%
Aug 2025	103.7	+1.0%	+13.2%
Jul 2025	102.6	-0.1%	+11.8%
Jun 2025	102.7	+8.7%	+11.9%
May 2025	94.5	+0.0%	+3.0%
Apr 2025	94.5	+0.0%	+3.0%
Mar 2025	94.5	+0.0%	+3.1%
Feb 2025	94.5	+0.0%	+3.0%
Jan 2025	94.5	-0.3%	+2.9%
Dec 2024	54.8	+3.4%	+3.2%
Nov 2024	53.0	+0.0%	-0.2%
Oct 2024	53.0	+0.0%	-0.2%
Sep 2024	53.0	+0.0%	+0.4%

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%

Helmets+1.3%

Railway fares (excluding JR) (ordinary fares)+1.3%

Expressway bus fares+1.2%

Light motor vehicles (0.66L or less)+1.0%

Charges for garage rental+0.4%

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