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Scissors: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+9.5%Aug 2026
Month on month+1.1%
Rank among items75 / 594
Peak since 2021+15.5%Aug 2023
Weight (per 10,000)4
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-1.0%
+4.9%
+13.8%
+8.4%
+4.3%
+9.1%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 109.5 | +1.1% | +9.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 108.4 | +1.1% | +8.9% |
| Jun 2026 | 107.2 | +0.5% | +7.9% |
| May 2026 | 106.6 | -0.8% | +9.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 107.6 | +0.5% | +9.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 107.0 | +0.5% | +9.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 106.5 | +0.6% | +9.8% |
| Jan 2026 | 105.8 | +1.4% | +8.9% |
| Dec 2025 | 104.4 | +1.0% | +7.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 103.3 | -0.4% | +6.6% |
| Oct 2025 | 103.8 | +2.5% | +7.2% |
| Sep 2025 | 101.3 | +1.3% | +4.8% |
| Aug 2025 | 100.0 | +0.5% | +3.5% |
| Jul 2025 | 99.5 | +0.2% | +3.2% |
| Jun 2025 | 99.3 | +1.6% | +3.6% |
| May 2025 | 97.8 | -0.3% | +2.4% |
| Apr 2025 | 98.1 | -0.1% | +3.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 98.2 | +1.2% | +3.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 97.0 | -0.2% | +2.9% |
| Jan 2025 | 97.2 | +0.0% | +3.6% |
| Dec 2024 | 129.7 | +0.2% | +3.3% |
| Nov 2024 | 129.4 | -0.0% | +3.7% |
| Oct 2024 | 129.4 | +0.2% | +4.6% |
| Sep 2024 | 129.2 | +0.3% | +5.2% |
Position within Culture & recreation (YoY)
+21.3%
+14.1%
+11.3%
+10.7%
+10.4%
+9.7%
+9.5%
+8.0%
+7.9%
+7.5%
+7.2%
+6.9%
+6.3%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.