(Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less food (less alcoholic beverages) and energy) 2020 base — Japan CPI and Core Inflation Measures
Japan CPI and Core Inflation Measures — (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less food (less alcoholic beverages) and energy) 2020 base stood at 1.7% in Aug 2026, according to Statistics Bureau of Japan (e-Stat Statistics Dashboard); Bank of Japan – Measures of Underlying Inflation. It is one of the indicators in the Consumer price index (CPI) table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1971 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Consumer price index (CPI) table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
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| (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 | |
| (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 |
Understanding (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less food (less alcoholic beverages) and energy) 2020 base
Monthly (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Consumer Price Index (All items, less food (less alcoholic beverages) and energy) 2020 base — Consumer Price Index: headline, core and core-core (2020 and 2025 base), Japan, in %. Series covers 1971 to 2026-08 (668 observations). Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan (e-Stat Statistics Dashboard).