Japan Firms' Inflation Outlook, 5 Years
Tankan survey of enterprises' inflation expectations — outlook for general prices, 5 years ahead — average expected rate of change by enterprise size and industry. 164 series.
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | Q2-2023 | |
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| Outlook for General Prices (5 years ahead)(The Average of Enterprises' Inflation Outlook)4 | ||||||||||||||
| All Enterprises41 | ||||||||||||||
| All industries | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | |
| Textiles | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | |
| Lumber & Wood products | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | |
| Pulp & Paper | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | |
| Chemicals | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |
| Petroleum & Coal products | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | |
| Ceramics, Stone & Clay | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | |
| Iron & Steel | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | |
| Nonferrous metals | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| Food & Beverages | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | |
| Processed metals | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.9 | |
| General-purpose, Production & Business oriented machinery | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | |
| General-purpose machinery | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2 | |
| Production machinery | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Business oriented machinery | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | |
| Electrical machinery | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | |
| Transportation machinery | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | |
| Shipbuilding, Heavy machinery & Other transportation machinery | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| Motor vehicles | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Other manufacturing | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| Basic materials | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Processing | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | |
| Nonmanufacturing | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| Construction | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| Real estate, Goods rental & Leasing | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2.2 | |
| Real estate | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.1 | |
| Goods rental & Leasing | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | |
| Wholesaling & Retailing | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| Wholesaling | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | |
| Retailing | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.1 | |
| Transport & Postal activities | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Information communication | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | |
| Communications | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Information services | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| Other information communication | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
| Electric & Gas utilities | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | |
| Services for businesses | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | |
| Services for individuals | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | |
| Accomodations, Eating & Drinking services | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | |
| Mining & Quarrying of stone and gravel | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | |
| Large Enterprises41 | ||||||||||||||
| All industries | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | |
| Manufacturing | 2.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
| Textiles | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | |
| Lumber & Wood products | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |
| Pulp & Paper | 2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | |
| Chemicals | 2 | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
| Petroleum & Coal products | 2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Ceramics, Stone & Clay | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | |
| Iron & Steel | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | |
| Nonferrous metals | 1.8 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | |
| Food & Beverages | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | |
| Processed metals | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
| General-purpose, Production & Business oriented machinery | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | |
| General-purpose machinery | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | |
| Production machinery | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | |
| Business oriented machinery | 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | |
| Electrical machinery | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| Transportation machinery | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | |
| Shipbuilding, Heavy machinery & Other transportation machinery | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | |
| Motor vehicles | 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | |
| Other manufacturing | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | |
| Basic materials | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |
| Processing | 2.2 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | |
| Nonmanufacturing | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | |
| Construction | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| Real estate, Goods rental & Leasing | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | |
| Real estate | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
| Goods rental & Leasing | 1.8 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | |
| Wholesaling & Retailing | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | |
| Wholesaling | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | |
| Retailing | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | |
| Transport & Postal activities | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Information communication | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | |
| Communications | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | -1 | 0 | |
| Information services | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | |
| Other information communication | 2 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |
| Electric & Gas utilities | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1 | |
| Services for businesses | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | |
| Services for individuals | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | |
| Accomodations, Eating & Drinking services | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| Mining & Quarrying of stone and gravel | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | |
| Medium-sized Enterprises41 | ||||||||||||||
| All industries | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Manufacturing | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Textiles | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| Lumber & Wood products | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | |
| Pulp & Paper | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | |
| Chemicals | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |
| Petroleum & Coal products | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2 | |
| Ceramics, Stone & Clay | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | |
| Iron & Steel | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Nonferrous metals | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2 | |
| Food & Beverages | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| Processed metals | 2.4 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | |
| General-purpose, Production & Business oriented machinery | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | 2 | |
| General-purpose machinery | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | |
| Production machinery | 3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| Business oriented machinery | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| Electrical machinery | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | |
| Transportation machinery | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Shipbuilding, Heavy machinery & Other transportation machinery | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | |
| Motor vehicles | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | |
| Other manufacturing | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | |
| Basic materials | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| Processing | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Nonmanufacturing | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | |
| Construction | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | |
| Real estate, Goods rental & Leasing | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | |
| Real estate | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | |
| Goods rental & Leasing | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2 | |
| Wholesaling & Retailing | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Wholesaling | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | |
| Retailing | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | |
| Transport & Postal activities | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| Information communication | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| Communications | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | |
| Information services | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| Other information communication | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | |
| Electric & Gas utilities | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | |
| Services for businesses | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | |
| Services for individuals | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| Accomodations, Eating & Drinking services | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | |
| Mining & Quarrying of stone and gravel | 2.6 | 3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Small Enterprises41 | ||||||||||||||
| All industries | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| Manufacturing | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| Textiles | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | |
| Lumber & Wood products | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | |
| Pulp & Paper | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | |
| Chemicals | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Petroleum & Coal products | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | |
| Ceramics, Stone & Clay | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | |
| Iron & Steel | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | |
| Nonferrous metals | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | |
| Food & Beverages | 3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | |
| Processed metals | 3.1 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
| General-purpose, Production & Business oriented machinery | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | |
| General-purpose machinery | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | |
| Production machinery | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | |
| Business oriented machinery | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | |
| Electrical machinery | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | |
| Transportation machinery | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2 | |
| Shipbuilding, Heavy machinery & Other transportation machinery | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2 | |
| Motor vehicles | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | |
| Other manufacturing | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| Basic materials | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | |
| Processing | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| Nonmanufacturing | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| Construction | 3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | |
| Real estate, Goods rental & Leasing | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | |
| Real estate | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| Goods rental & Leasing | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | |
| Wholesaling & Retailing | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| Wholesaling | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
| Retailing | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | |
| Transport & Postal activities | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | |
| Information communication | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Communications | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | |
| Information services | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | |
| Other information communication | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | |
| Electric & Gas utilities | 2.9 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Services for businesses | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | |
| Services for individuals | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| Accomodations, Eating & Drinking services | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | |
| Mining & Quarrying of stone and gravel | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
Latest reading
All industries stood at 2.6 in Q2 2026. That is +4.0% from Q1 2026 and +13.0% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q1 2014 to Q2 2026. Source: Bank of Japan – Time-Series Data Search.
- Latest
- 2.6
- Q2 2026
- vs previous period
- +4.0%
- Q1 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +13.0%
About this data
Tankan survey of enterprises' inflation expectations — outlook for general prices, 5 years ahead — average expected rate of change by enterprise size and industry. 164 series. Source: Bank of Japan, Time-Series Data Search.