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Desks: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+2.5%Aug 2026
Month on month+0.0%
Rank among items272 / 594
Peak since 2021+12.3%Jan 2023
Weight (per 10,000)2
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+3.2%
+2.9%
+10.3%
+0.1%
+0.7%
+2.5%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 102.3 | +0.0% | +2.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 102.3 | +0.0% | +2.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 102.3 | +0.0% | +2.5% |
| May 2026 | 102.3 | +0.0% | +2.5% |
| Apr 2026 | 102.3 | +0.0% | +2.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 102.3 | -0.0% | +2.5% |
| Feb 2026 | 102.3 | -0.4% | +2.6% |
| Jan 2026 | 102.7 | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 101.8 | +2.0% | +1.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 99.8 | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| Oct 2025 | 99.8 | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| Sep 2025 | 99.8 | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| Aug 2025 | 99.8 | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| Jul 2025 | 99.8 | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| Jun 2025 | 99.8 | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| May 2025 | 99.8 | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| Apr 2025 | 99.8 | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| Mar 2025 | 99.8 | +0.1% | +0.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 99.7 | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| Jan 2025 | 100.1 | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| Dec 2024 | 117.5 | +0.4% | +1.1% |
| Nov 2024 | 117.1 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Oct 2024 | 117.1 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 117.1 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
Position within Culture & recreation (YoY)
+2.8%
+2.8%
+2.7%
+2.7%
+2.5%
+2.5%
+2.5%
+2.3%
+2.2%
+2.1%
+1.9%
+1.9%
+1.8%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.