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Weekly magazines: Japan CPI trend
Year on year+1.3%Aug 2026
Month on month+3.4%
Rank among items344 / 594
Peak since 2021+7.1%May 2026
Weight (per 10,000)1
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+2.1%
+1.3%
+5.1%
+4.6%
+4.3%
+5.3%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 109.6 | +3.4% | +1.3% |
| Jul 2026 | 106.0 | +1.6% | +6.9% |
| Jun 2026 | 104.3 | +0.0% | +5.9% |
| May 2026 | 104.3 | +1.4% | +7.1% |
| Apr 2026 | 102.9 | -1.4% | +5.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 104.3 | +2.0% | +6.8% |
| Feb 2026 | 102.2 | -0.9% | +5.7% |
| Jan 2026 | 103.1 | +0.2% | +3.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 102.9 | +3.1% | +6.3% |
| Nov 2025 | 99.8 | -2.7% | +2.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 102.5 | +2.8% | +5.3% |
| Sep 2025 | 99.8 | -7.7% | +3.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 108.1 | +9.1% | +5.8% |
| Jul 2025 | 99.2 | +0.7% | +2.6% |
| Jun 2025 | 98.5 | +1.1% | +2.5% |
| May 2025 | 97.4 | -0.2% | +2.4% |
| Apr 2025 | 97.6 | +0.0% | +5.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 97.6 | +0.9% | +5.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 96.7 | -3.1% | +5.0% |
| Jan 2025 | 99.8 | +3.2% | +6.5% |
| Dec 2024 | 114.8 | -0.8% | +5.0% |
| Nov 2024 | 115.7 | -0.1% | +4.9% |
| Oct 2024 | 115.8 | +0.9% | +5.9% |
| Sep 2024 | 114.8 | -5.2% | +5.0% |
Position within Culture & recreation (YoY)
+1.8%
+1.5%
+1.5%
+1.4%
+1.4%
+1.4%
+1.3%
+1.0%
+0.9%
+0.7%
+0.5%
+0.3%
+0.1%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.