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Ball-point pens: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+10.4%Aug 2026
Month on month+0.2%
Rank among items63 / 594
Peak since 2021+10.4%Jul 2026
Weight (per 10,000)4
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-0.2%
+0.3%
+1.4%
+2.2%
+2.2%
+9.1%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 109.5 | +0.2% | +10.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 109.3 | +1.5% | +10.4% |
| Jun 2026 | 107.7 | +0.2% | +8.8% |
| May 2026 | 107.5 | +0.2% | +8.8% |
| Apr 2026 | 107.2 | +0.5% | +9.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 106.7 | -0.6% | +8.2% |
| Feb 2026 | 107.3 | +2.1% | +9.6% |
| Jan 2026 | 105.1 | +0.7% | +7.5% |
| Dec 2025 | 104.4 | +0.3% | +6.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 104.0 | +0.7% | +6.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 103.3 | +3.7% | +5.7% |
| Sep 2025 | 99.6 | +0.5% | +2.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 99.1 | +0.1% | +1.9% |
| Jul 2025 | 99.0 | -0.0% | +0.9% |
| Jun 2025 | 99.0 | +0.2% | +1.0% |
| May 2025 | 98.8 | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| Apr 2025 | 98.4 | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| Mar 2025 | 98.6 | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| Feb 2025 | 97.9 | +0.2% | +0.0% |
| Jan 2025 | 97.8 | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| Dec 2024 | 103.7 | -0.1% | +1.3% |
| Nov 2024 | 103.8 | +0.2% | +0.2% |
| Oct 2024 | 103.5 | +0.0% | +1.9% |
| Sep 2024 | 103.5 | +0.4% | +0.1% |
Position within Culture & recreation (YoY)
+145.2%
+36.2%
+21.3%
+14.1%
+11.3%
+10.7%
+10.4%
+9.7%
+9.5%
+8.0%
+7.9%
+7.5%
+7.2%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.