School textbooks: Japan CPI trend

Year on year+1.5%Aug 2026

Month on month+0.0%

Rank among items335 / 594

Peak since 2021+4.6%Apr 2022

Weight (per 10,000)3

Year-on-year change vs all items and group

School textbooksAll itemsEducation

2021+0.4%

2022+3.4%

2023+2.2%

2024+2.6%

2025+2.6%

2026+1.9%

Month	Index	MoM	YoY
Aug 2026	102.2	+0.0%	+1.5%
Jul 2026	102.2	+0.0%	+1.5%
Jun 2026	102.2	+0.0%	+1.5%
May 2026	102.2	+0.0%	+1.5%
Apr 2026	102.2	+1.5%	+1.5%
Mar 2026	100.6	+0.0%	+2.5%
Feb 2026	100.6	+0.0%	+2.5%
Jan 2026	100.6	+0.0%	+2.5%
Dec 2025	100.6	+0.0%	+2.5%
Nov 2025	100.6	+0.0%	+2.5%
Oct 2025	100.6	+0.0%	+2.5%
Sep 2025	100.6	+0.0%	+2.5%
Aug 2025	100.6	+0.0%	+2.5%
Jul 2025	100.6	+0.0%	+2.5%
Jun 2025	100.6	+0.0%	+2.5%
May 2025	100.6	+0.0%	+2.5%
Apr 2025	100.6	+2.5%	+2.5%
Mar 2025	98.1	+0.0%	+3.0%
Feb 2025	98.1	+0.0%	+3.0%
Jan 2025	98.1	+0.0%	+3.0%
Dec 2024	109.7	+0.0%	+3.0%
Nov 2024	109.7	+0.0%	+3.0%
Oct 2024	109.7	+0.0%	+3.0%
Sep 2024	109.7	+0.0%	+3.0%

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%

College & university fees (national)+0.6%

Special training school fees (private)+0.3%

High school fees (public)+0.0%

PTA membership fees (elementary school)-1.9%

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