Japan Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Japan's national consumer price index — all items, all items less fresh food (core), less fresh food and energy, and less food and energy — as index levels, month-on-month and year-on-year changes, original and seasonally adjusted, on the 2020 and the new 2025 base. 36 series.
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items) 2020 base | 2 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.2 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food) 2020 base | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.4 | 3 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3 | 3.2 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less food (less alcoholic beverages) and energy) 2020 base | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food and energy) 2020 base | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | |
| (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items) 2020 base | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items) 2020 base | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food) 2020 base | 0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food) 2020 base | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less food (less alcoholic beverages) and energy) 2020 base | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food and energy) 2020 base | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Seasonally adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food and energy) 2020 base | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| Consumer Price Index (All items) 2020 base | 114.3 | 114.2 | 113.6 | 113.5 | 113 | 112.7 | 112.2 | 112.9 | 113 | 113.2 | 112.8 | 112 | 112.1 | 111.9 | 111.7 | 111.8 | 111.5 | 111.1 | 110.8 | 111.2 | 110.7 | 110 | 109.5 | 108.9 | 109.1 | 108.6 | 108.2 | 108.1 | 107.7 | 107.2 | 106.9 | 106.9 | 106.8 | 106.9 | 107.1 | 106.2 | 105.9 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index (All items) 2020 base | 114.4 | 114.2 | 113.8 | 113.5 | 113 | 112.9 | 112.4 | 112.7 | 112.9 | 113 | 112.7 | 112.3 | 112.1 | 112 | 111.9 | 111.8 | 111.5 | 111.3 | 111 | 111 | 110.6 | 109.8 | 109.4 | 109.1 | 109.2 | 108.6 | 108.3 | 108 | 107.6 | 107.4 | 107.1 | 106.7 | 106.8 | 106.7 | 107 | 106.3 | 105.9 | |
| Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food) 2020 base | 113.6 | 113.6 | 113.1 | 113 | 112.5 | 112.1 | 111.4 | 112 | 112.2 | 112.5 | 112.1 | 111.4 | 111.6 | 111.6 | 111.4 | 111.4 | 110.9 | 110.2 | 109.7 | 109.8 | 109.6 | 109.2 | 108.8 | 108.2 | 108.7 | 108.3 | 107.8 | 107.5 | 107.1 | 106.8 | 106.5 | 106.4 | 106.4 | 106.4 | 106.4 | 105.7 | 105.7 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food) 2020 base | 113.5 | 113.4 | 113 | 112.8 | 112.3 | 112.3 | 111.8 | 112.1 | 112.2 | 112.3 | 112 | 111.7 | 111.5 | 111.4 | 111.3 | 111.2 | 110.7 | 110.3 | 110 | 110 | 109.6 | 109.1 | 108.7 | 108.4 | 108.6 | 108.1 | 107.7 | 107.3 | 106.9 | 106.9 | 106.8 | 106.6 | 106.5 | 106.3 | 106.3 | 105.9 | 105.6 | |
| Consumer Price Index (All items, less food (less alcoholic beverages) and energy) 2020 base | 107.6 | 106.9 | 106.6 | 106.5 | 106.3 | 106.3 | 105.9 | 105.8 | 106.1 | 106.2 | 106.2 | 105.6 | 105.9 | 105.5 | 105.3 | 105.3 | 105.2 | 104.8 | 104.5 | 104.4 | 104.5 | 104.6 | 104.5 | 104.2 | 104.2 | 103.8 | 103.6 | 103.6 | 103.5 | 103.2 | 103 | 102.8 | 102.9 | 102.9 | 102.9 | 102.5 | 102.5 | |
| Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food and energy) 2020 base | 113.1 | 112.6 | 112.2 | 112 | 111.8 | 111.9 | 111.5 | 111.4 | 111.5 | 111.6 | 111.5 | 110.8 | 110.9 | 110.5 | 110.3 | 110 | 109.7 | 109.2 | 108.7 | 108.5 | 108.4 | 108.4 | 108.1 | 107.5 | 107.4 | 106.9 | 106.6 | 106.6 | 106.5 | 106.2 | 105.9 | 105.8 | 105.9 | 105.9 | 105.8 | 105.4 | 105.2 | |
| Seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food and energy) 2020 base | 112.9 | 112.6 | 112.2 | 112 | 111.8 | 112 | 111.8 | 111.6 | 111.6 | 111.4 | 111.2 | 110.8 | 110.8 | 110.5 | 110.3 | 110 | 109.6 | 109.4 | 109 | 108.8 | 108.4 | 108.2 | 107.9 | 107.5 | 107.3 | 106.8 | 106.7 | 106.5 | 106.4 | 106.3 | 106.2 | 106.1 | 105.9 | 105.7 | 105.5 | 105.4 | 105.1 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items) 2025 base | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.2 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food) 2025 base | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3 | 3.2 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less food (less alcoholic beverages) and energy) 2025 base | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food and energy) 2025 base | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | |
| (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items) 2025 base | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items) 2025 base | 0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food) 2025 base | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food) 2025 base | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less food (less alcoholic beverages) and energy) 2025 base | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food and energy) 2025 base | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Seasonally adjusted (Changes from previous month (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food and energy) 2025 base | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| Consumer Price Index (All items) 2025 base | 102.2 | 102 | 101.6 | 101.5 | 101 | 100.6 | 100.2 | 100.8 | 100.9 | 101 | 100.7 | 100.1 | 100.3 | 100.1 | 99.9 | 100 | 99.7 | 99.2 | 98.9 | 99.3 | 98.9 | 98.3 | 97.9 | 97.3 | 97.5 | 97 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 96.2 | 95.8 | 95.5 | 95.5 | 95.4 | 95.5 | 95.7 | 94.9 | 94.6 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index (All items) 2025 base | 102.1 | 102.1 | 101.7 | 101.4 | 101 | 100.9 | 100.4 | 100.6 | 100.8 | 100.8 | 100.6 | 100.3 | 100.2 | 100.1 | 100 | 99.9 | 99.6 | 99.4 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 98.8 | 98.1 | 97.7 | 97.4 | 97.5 | 97 | 96.8 | 96.5 | 96.1 | 96 | 95.7 | 95.4 | 95.4 | 95.3 | 95.6 | 95 | 94.6 | |
| Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food) 2025 base | 102 | 102.1 | 101.7 | 101.6 | 101.1 | 100.7 | 100.2 | 100.7 | 100.9 | 101.1 | 100.7 | 100.1 | 100.3 | 100.3 | 100.2 | 100.1 | 99.7 | 99 | 98.7 | 98.8 | 98.6 | 98.2 | 97.8 | 97.3 | 97.7 | 97.3 | 96.9 | 96.6 | 96.3 | 96 | 95.8 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 95 | 95 | |
| Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food) 2025 base | 102 | 101.9 | 101.6 | 101.4 | 101 | 100.9 | 100.5 | 100.9 | 100.9 | 100.9 | 100.6 | 100.4 | 100.3 | 100.2 | 100.1 | 100 | 99.6 | 99.2 | 99 | 99 | 98.6 | 98.1 | 97.7 | 97.5 | 97.6 | 97.2 | 96.8 | 96.5 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96 | 95.9 | 95.7 | 95.6 | 95.5 | 95.2 | 95 | |
| Consumer Price Index (All items, less food (less alcoholic beverages) and energy) 2025 base | 102.1 | 101.6 | 101.2 | 101.1 | 100.9 | 100.9 | 100.6 | 100.5 | 100.6 | 100.8 | 100.8 | 100.2 | 100.4 | 100.1 | 100 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 99 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 98.8 | 98.9 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 97.9 | 97.7 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 97.2 | 97.2 | |
| Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food and energy) 2025 base | 102.5 | 102.1 | 101.7 | 101.6 | 101.4 | 101.4 | 101.1 | 101 | 101.1 | 101.2 | 101.1 | 100.4 | 100.5 | 100.2 | 100 | 99.8 | 99.5 | 99 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 98.1 | 97.5 | 97.4 | 96.9 | 96.7 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 96.3 | 96.1 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95.9 | 95.5 | 95.4 | |
| Seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (All items, less fresh food and energy) 2025 base | 102.3 | 102.1 | 101.8 | 101.5 | 101.3 | 101.6 | 101.3 | 101.2 | 101.1 | 101 | 100.8 | 100.4 | 100.4 | 100.2 | 100 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 99.2 | 98.9 | 98.7 | 98.3 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 97.5 | 97.3 | 96.9 | 96.7 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 96.4 | 96.3 | 96.2 | 96 | 95.8 | 95.7 | 95.6 | 95.3 |
Latest reading
The latest reading is 1.7%, for Aug 2026. That is −0.1 pp from Jul 2026 and −1.0 pp from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1971 to Aug 2026. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan (e-Stat Statistics Dashboard).
- Latest
- 1.7%
- Aug 2026
- vs previous period
- −0.1 pp
- Jul 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −1.0 pp
About this data
Japan's national consumer price index — all items, all items less fresh food (core), less fresh food and energy, and less food and energy — as index levels, month-on-month and year-on-year changes, original and seasonally adjusted, on the 2020 and the new 2025 base. 36 series. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, via the e-Stat Statistics Dashboard.