Japan Consumer price inflation (CPI, all items, year-on-year)
Japan Consumer price inflation (CPI, all items, year-on-year) is 1.9 percent, year-on-year, all items, in force since 1 Aug 2026, cited to MIC Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025-base nationwide CPI August 2026. Last checked against the official source on 15 Oct 2026.
Official source: MIC Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025-base nationwide CPI August 2026 (released 18 September 2026) · Last checked 2026-10-15 · source fingerprint
Headline all-items CPI for Japan (nationwide, 2020=100), year-on-year percent change, from the Statistics Bureau of Japan (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications); core measures noted.
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| Current value | 1.9 percent, year-on-year, all items (2020=100) |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-08-01 |
| Official source | MIC Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025-base nationwide CPI August 2026 (released 18 September 2026) — 総合指数は2025年を100として102.2 前年同月比は1.9%の上昇 |
| Last verified | 2026-10-15 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
August 2026 nationwide all-items YoY 1.9% (index 102.2), newer month than live July; same rate.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 1.9 | MIC Statistics Bureau, Japan CPI July 2026 (released 21… |
| 2026-06-01 | 1.7 | 総務省統計局 — 2020年基準消費者物価指数 全国 2026年(令和8年)6月分 (released 24 July… |
| 2026-05-01 | 1.5 | Statistics Bureau of Japan (MIC), 2020-base Consumer Price… |
| 2026-04-01 | 1.4 | Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020-base CPI monthly report… |
| 2026-03-01 | 1.5 | Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020-base CPI monthly report… |
| 2026-02-01 | 1.3 | Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020-base CPI monthly report… |
| 2026-01-01 | 1.5 | Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020-base CPI monthly report… |
| 2025-12-01 | 2.1 | Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020-base CPI monthly report… |
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