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

Year on year+0.0%Aug 2026
Month on month+3.5%
Rank among items448 / 594
Peak since 2021+4.2%Nov 2023
Weight (per 10,000)15

Year-on-year change vs all items and group

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

Index (2020 = 100)

Railway fares (JR) (special fares, for “Shinkansen”)104.597.3103.52020-012023-052026-08

Average yearly change

Last 24 months

MonthIndexMoMYoY
Aug 2026102.6+3.5%+0.0%
Jul 202699.1+1.6%+0.0%
Jun 202697.6-3.8%+0.0%
May 2026101.4+1.2%+0.0%
Apr 2026100.3-1.4%+0.0%
Mar 2026101.7+3.7%+0.3%
Feb 202698.0-1.0%+0.3%
Jan 202699.0-0.1%+0.3%
Dec 202599.0-2.6%+0.3%
Nov 2025101.7+0.3%+0.3%
Oct 2025101.4+2.5%+0.3%
Sep 202598.9-3.6%+0.3%
Aug 2025102.6+3.5%+0.3%
Jul 202599.1+1.6%+0.3%
Jun 202597.6-3.8%+0.3%
May 2025101.4+1.2%+0.3%
Apr 2025100.3-1.1%+0.3%
Mar 2025101.4+3.8%+0.0%
Feb 202597.8-1.0%+0.0%
Jan 202598.7+0.1%+0.0%
Dec 202499.7-2.3%+0.0%
Nov 2024102.0+0.4%+0.0%
Oct 2024101.6+2.7%+0.0%
Sep 202498.9-4.1%+0.0%

Position within Transportation & communication (YoY)

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