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Railway fares (JR) (special fares, excluding “Shinkansen”): Japan CPI trend

Year on year+0.0%Aug 2026
Month on month+8.6%
Rank among items449 / 594
Peak since 2021+4.4%Nov 2023
Weight (per 10,000)6

Year-on-year change vs all items and group

Railway fares (JR) (special fares, excluding “Shinkansen”)-8%-2%+4%1/20211/20221/20231/20241/20251/20268/2026
Railway fares (JR) (special fares, excluding “Shinkansen”)All itemsTransportation & communication

Index (2020 = 100)

Railway fares (JR) (special fares, excluding “Shinkansen”)110.295.6110.22020-012023-052026-08

Average yearly change

Last 24 months

MonthIndexMoMYoY
Aug 2026107.0+8.6%+0.0%
Jul 202698.6+3.5%+0.0%
Jun 202695.3-7.3%+0.0%
May 2026102.8+0.9%+0.0%
Apr 2026101.9-1.2%+0.0%
Mar 2026103.1+7.3%+0.0%
Feb 202696.1-2.9%+0.0%
Jan 202699.0+1.0%+0.0%
Dec 202598.0-2.0%+0.0%
Nov 2025100.0-0.8%+0.0%
Oct 2025100.8+3.6%+0.0%
Sep 202597.3-9.1%+0.0%
Aug 2025107.0+8.6%+0.0%
Jul 202598.6+3.5%+0.0%
Jun 202595.3-7.3%+0.0%
May 2025102.8+0.9%+0.0%
Apr 2025101.9-1.2%+0.0%
Mar 2025103.1+7.3%+0.0%
Feb 202596.1-2.9%+0.0%
Jan 202599.0+1.1%+0.0%
Dec 2024102.5-0.5%+0.0%
Nov 2024103.0-1.7%+0.0%
Oct 2024104.8+3.0%+0.0%
Sep 2024101.8-7.6%+0.0%

Position within Transportation & communication (YoY)

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