Correspondence education: Japan CPI trend

Year on year+8.8%Aug 2026

Month on month+0.0%

Rank among items87 / 594

Peak since 2021+8.8%Apr 2026

Weight (per 10,000)2

Year-on-year change vs all items and group

Correspondence educationAll itemsEducation

2026+5.5%

Month	Index	MoM	YoY
Aug 2026	108.8	+0.0%	+8.8%
Jul 2026	108.8	+0.0%	+8.8%
Jun 2026	108.8	+0.0%	+8.8%
May 2026	108.8	+0.0%	+8.8%
Apr 2026	108.8	+8.8%	+8.8%
Mar 2026	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Feb 2026	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%
Jan 2026	100.0	+0.0%	+0.0%

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%

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