Statistics Bureau of Japan

Japan CPI data, charts and release history

Follow the official consumer price index and its precisely labelled underlying measure, CPI excluding fresh food.

Headline inflation
1.7% y/y
CPI excluding fresh food
1.6% y/y
Monthly change
Reference period
2026-06

Inflation history

Headline inflation

2024-09 to 2026-06. Values use the labelled official measure shown above.

CPI excluding fresh food

2024-09 to 2026-06. Values use the labelled official measure shown above.

Release history

PeriodReleasedHeadlineStageVintage
2026-062 August 20261.7% y/yfinalOriginal
2026-052 August 20261.5% y/yfinalOriginal
2026-042 August 20261.4% y/yfinalOriginal
2026-032 August 20261.5% y/yfinalOriginal
2026-022 August 20261.3% y/yfinalOriginal
2026-012 August 20261.5% y/yfinalOriginal
2025-122 August 20262.1% y/yfinalOriginal
2025-112 August 20262.9% y/yfinalOriginal
2025-102 August 20263.0% y/yfinalOriginal
2025-092 August 20262.9% y/yfinalOriginal
2025-082 August 20262.7% y/yfinalOriginal
2025-072 August 20263.1% y/yfinalOriginal
2025-062 August 20263.3% y/yfinalOriginal
2025-052 August 20263.5% y/yfinalOriginal
2025-042 August 20263.6% y/yfinalOriginal
2025-032 August 20263.6% y/yfinalOriginal
2025-022 August 20263.7% y/yfinalOriginal
2025-012 August 20264.0% y/yfinalOriginal
2024-122 August 20263.6% y/yfinalOriginal
2024-112 August 20262.9% y/yfinalOriginal
2024-102 August 20262.3% y/yfinalOriginal
2024-092 August 20262.5% y/yfinalOriginal

Methodology

Japan publishes monthly CPI observations. National definitions differ, so comparisons retain the publisher's measure name and periodicity.

Official methodology

Official source

The original publisher remains authoritative. Availability and delivery depend on the upstream source.

Statistics Bureau of Japan CPI source
Japan CPI: Latest Inflation Rate, Charts and History