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Notebooks: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+3.4%Aug 2026
Month on month+0.7%
Rank among items225 / 594
Peak since 2021+9.4%Aug 2023
Weight (per 10,000)10
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-0.3%
+0.5%
+7.1%
+5.9%
+6.8%
+2.6%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 104.3 | +0.7% | +3.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 103.6 | +1.0% | +2.6% |
| Jun 2026 | 102.6 | +1.1% | +1.6% |
| May 2026 | 101.5 | +0.3% | +1.1% |
| Apr 2026 | 101.2 | -0.2% | +1.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 101.3 | -0.1% | +2.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 101.4 | +0.4% | +3.6% |
| Jan 2026 | 101.0 | +0.1% | +5.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 101.0 | +0.0% | +6.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 100.9 | -0.0% | +7.2% |
| Oct 2025 | 100.9 | -0.1% | +7.1% |
| Sep 2025 | 101.1 | +0.2% | +7.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 100.8 | -0.2% | +7.3% |
| Jul 2025 | 101.0 | +0.1% | +7.6% |
| Jun 2025 | 100.9 | +0.5% | +7.9% |
| May 2025 | 100.4 | +0.3% | +7.4% |
| Apr 2025 | 100.1 | +0.7% | +7.1% |
| Mar 2025 | 99.4 | +1.5% | +6.4% |
| Feb 2025 | 97.9 | +2.3% | +5.6% |
| Jan 2025 | 95.7 | +0.6% | +3.7% |
| Dec 2024 | 114.9 | +0.5% | +3.7% |
| Nov 2024 | 114.3 | -0.1% | +3.3% |
| Oct 2024 | 114.4 | -0.1% | +4.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 114.6 | +0.4% | +5.3% |
Position within Culture & recreation (YoY)
+4.4%
+4.2%
+4.0%
+4.0%
+3.6%
+3.4%
+3.4%
+3.2%
+3.1%
+3.0%
+2.8%
+2.8%
+2.7%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.