Reference books for study: Japan CPI trend

Year on year+3.6%Aug 2026

Month on month+0.0%

Rank among items209 / 594

Peak since 2021+3.6%Jun 2026

Weight (per 10,000)3

Year-on-year change vs all items and group

Reference books for studyAll itemsEducation

2021+0.0%

2022+2.8%

2023+0.6%

2024+3.5%

2025+0.0%

2026+1.9%

Month	Index	MoM	YoY
Aug 2026	103.6	+0.0%	+3.6%
Jul 2026	103.6	+0.0%	+3.6%
Jun 2026	103.6	+2.4%	+3.6%
May 2026	101.2	+0.0%	+1.2%
Apr 2026	101.2	+0.0%	+1.2%
Mar 2026	101.2	+0.0%	+1.2%
Feb 2026	101.2	+1.2%	+1.2%
Jan 2026	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Dec 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Nov 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Oct 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Sep 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Aug 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Jul 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Jun 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
May 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Apr 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Mar 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Feb 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Jan 2025	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Dec 2024	107.0	+0.0%	+3.5%
Nov 2024	107.0	+0.0%	+3.5%
Oct 2024	107.0	+0.0%	+3.5%
Sep 2024	107.0	+0.0%	+3.5%

Correspondence education+8.8%

Tutorial fees (high school & preparatory school)+4.3%

Reference books for study+3.6%

Tutorial fees (elementary school)+2.4%

Tutorial fees (junior high school)+1.6%

Junior high school fees (private)+1.6%

School textbooks+1.5%

College & university fees (private)+1.0%

Junior college fees (private)+0.7%

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