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cpi: Statistics Bureau of Japan — Consumer Price Index (nationwide, 2020 base) / 1970-01〜2026-06

Year-on-year change (%) 2021-07〜2026-06

0.02.04.02021-07 -0.22021-08 0.02021-09 0.12021-10 0.12021-11 0.52021-12 0.52022-01 0.22022-02 0.62022-03 0.82022-04 2.12022-05 2.12022-06 2.22022-07 2.42022-08 2.82022-09 3.02022-10 3.62022-11 3.72022-12 4.02023-01 4.22023-02 3.12023-03 3.12023-04 3.42023-05 3.22023-06 3.32023-07 3.12023-08 3.12023-09 2.82023-10 2.92023-11 2.52023-12 2.32024-01 2.02024-02 2.82024-03 2.62024-04 2.22024-05 2.52024-06 2.62024-07 2.72024-08 2.82024-09 2.42024-10 2.32024-11 2.72024-12 3.02025-01 3.22025-02 3.02025-03 3.22025-04 3.52025-05 3.72025-06 3.32025-07 3.12025-08 2.72025-09 2.92025-10 3.02025-11 3.02025-12 2.42026-01 2.02026-02 1.62026-03 1.82026-04 1.42026-05 1.42026-06 1.62021-072022-052023-032024-012024-112025-09Core (ex fresh food)All itemsCore-core (ex fresh food and energy)

Bars are core CPI (ex fresh food) — the series the Bank of Japan’s 2% price stability target is read against.

Index (2020 = 100) 1970-01〜2026-06

501001970-011988-112007-092026-06Core (ex fresh food)All itemsCore-core (ex fresh food and energy)

Index with the 2020 average set to 100. The reference CPI for inflation-indexed JGBs interpolates this core series with a three-month lag.

Recent monthly figures

MonthAll itemsCore (ex fresh food)Core-core (ex fresh food and energy)
IndexYoY %IndexYoY %IndexYoY %
2026-06113.6+1.7113.1+1.6112.2+1.7
2026-05113.5+1.5113.0+1.4112.0+1.8
2026-04113.0+1.4112.5+1.4111.8+1.9
2026-03112.7+1.5112.1+1.8111.9+2.4
2026-02112.2+1.3111.4+1.6111.5+2.5
2026-01112.9+1.5112.0+2.0111.4+2.6
2025-12113.0+2.1112.2+2.4111.5+2.9
2025-11113.2+2.9112.5+3.0111.6+3.0
2025-10112.8+3.0112.1+3.0111.5+3.1
2025-09112.0+2.9111.4+2.9110.8+3.0
2025-08112.1+2.7111.6+2.7110.9+3.3
2025-07111.9+3.1111.6+3.1110.5+3.4

Long-run inflation (calendar-year average, %) 1971〜2026

010201971 71972 51973 111974 231975 121976 91977 81978 41979 41980 81981 51982 31983 21984 21985 21986 11987 01988 01989 21990 31991 31992 21993 11994 11995 01996 01997 21998 01999 -02000 -02001 -12002 -12003 -02004 -02005 -02006 02007 02008 12009 -12010 -12011 -02012 -02013 02014 32015 12016 -02017 12018 12019 12020 -02021 -02022 22023 32024 32025 32026 2197119761981198619911996200120062011201620212026Core (ex fresh food)

Current year averages the months published so far.

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Consumer Price Index.