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Building blocks: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+4.2%Aug 2026
Month on month-3.7%
Rank among items188 / 594
Peak since 2021+16.4%Aug 2022
Weight (per 10,000)10
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
-5.1%
+4.5%
+6.9%
+4.1%
+1.2%
+2.1%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 104.0 | -3.7% | +4.2% |
| Jul 2026 | 108.0 | +2.1% | +6.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 105.8 | +7.2% | +7.6% |
| May 2026 | 98.7 | -3.5% | -2.9% |
| Apr 2026 | 102.3 | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 102.4 | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| Feb 2026 | 102.3 | +1.2% | +0.7% |
| Jan 2026 | 101.1 | +9.7% | -0.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 92.1 | -4.0% | +0.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 96.0 | -5.8% | +0.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 101.9 | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| Sep 2025 | 102.0 | +2.2% | -0.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 99.8 | -1.9% | +2.4% |
| Jul 2025 | 101.7 | +3.4% | -0.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 98.3 | -3.2% | +0.5% |
| May 2025 | 101.6 | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 101.9 | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| Mar 2025 | 101.9 | +0.3% | +2.3% |
| Feb 2025 | 101.6 | +0.4% | +3.3% |
| Jan 2025 | 101.2 | +10.2% | +4.8% |
| Dec 2024 | 102.1 | -4.2% | +4.1% |
| Nov 2024 | 106.6 | -6.0% | +4.2% |
| Oct 2024 | 113.4 | -0.1% | +2.9% |
| Sep 2024 | 113.5 | +4.5% | +1.7% |
Position within Culture & recreation (YoY)
+6.2%
+5.9%
+5.9%
+5.2%
+4.9%
+4.4%
+4.2%
+4.0%
+4.0%
+3.6%
+3.4%
+3.4%
+3.2%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.