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Mobile phones: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+10.2%Aug 2026
Month on month+6.1%
Rank among items66 / 594
Peak since 2021+22.1%Dec 2022
Weight (per 10,000)58
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-5.3%
+8.4%
+10.7%
-3.9%
-0.7%
+6.0%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 112.0 | +6.1% | +10.2% |
| Jul 2026 | 105.6 | +0.5% | +3.4% |
| Jun 2026 | 105.1 | +0.4% | +4.2% |
| May 2026 | 104.7 | -0.8% | +5.9% |
| Apr 2026 | 105.6 | +3.0% | +6.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 102.5 | -0.0% | +6.3% |
| Feb 2026 | 102.5 | +0.2% | +5.8% |
| Jan 2026 | 102.3 | -0.6% | +5.5% |
| Dec 2025 | 102.9 | +0.5% | +4.1% |
| Nov 2025 | 102.4 | +0.2% | +1.2% |
| Oct 2025 | 102.2 | +2.5% | +2.3% |
| Sep 2025 | 99.7 | -1.9% | +0.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 101.7 | -0.4% | +1.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 102.1 | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 100.9 | +2.0% | -0.1% |
| May 2025 | 98.8 | -0.3% | +0.2% |
| Apr 2025 | 99.2 | +2.9% | -2.3% |
| Mar 2025 | 96.4 | -0.6% | -3.1% |
| Feb 2025 | 96.9 | +0.0% | -5.6% |
| Jan 2025 | 96.9 | -1.9% | -6.8% |
| Dec 2024 | 106.3 | -2.3% | -6.4% |
| Nov 2024 | 108.8 | +1.2% | -4.7% |
| Oct 2024 | 107.5 | +0.4% | -6.1% |
| Sep 2024 | 107.1 | -1.1% | -3.3% |
Position within Transportation & communication (YoY)
+17.6%
+11.5%
+10.2%
+9.5%
+8.9%
+5.9%
+5.8%
+5.6%
+4.8%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.