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School knapsacks: Japan CPI trend
Year on year-0.5%Aug 2026
Month on month-0.2%
Rank among items485 / 594
Peak since 2021+5.4%Feb 2025
Weight (per 10,000)7
Year-on-year change vs all items and group
Index (2020 = 100)
Average yearly change
+1.1%
+1.3%
+2.0%
+3.8%
+3.2%
+0.3%
Last 24 months
| Month | Index | MoM | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 100.0 | -0.2% | -0.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 100.2 | -0.2% | -1.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 100.4 | -0.4% | -0.0% |
| May 2026 | 100.8 | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 100.3 | +0.0% | +1.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 100.3 | +1.2% | +1.6% |
| Feb 2026 | 99.1 | -0.6% | +0.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 99.7 | -0.0% | +0.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 99.7 | -0.8% | +1.1% |
| Nov 2025 | 100.5 | -0.0% | +1.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 100.6 | -0.3% | +2.1% |
| Sep 2025 | 100.9 | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| Aug 2025 | 100.6 | -0.6% | +2.3% |
| Jul 2025 | 101.2 | +0.7% | +3.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 100.5 | +0.1% | +3.0% |
| May 2025 | 100.4 | +1.6% | +2.9% |
| Apr 2025 | 98.7 | +0.0% | +4.5% |
| Mar 2025 | 98.7 | -0.2% | +4.5% |
| Feb 2025 | 98.9 | -0.5% | +5.4% |
| Jan 2025 | 99.3 | +0.2% | +5.1% |
| Dec 2024 | 110.8 | -0.2% | +5.2% |
| Nov 2024 | 111.1 | +0.8% | +5.0% |
| Oct 2024 | 110.2 | +0.0% | +4.6% |
| Sep 2024 | 110.2 | +0.2% | +4.7% |
Position within Miscellaneous (YoY)
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
+0.0%
-0.1%
-0.4%
-0.5%
-1.3%
-1.4%
-1.5%
-21.6%
-44.0%
Year-on-year change of the Japan CPI (Statistics Bureau, all Japan). Item indices, not shop prices.