Consumer Price Index CPI in Japan decreased to 112.0 points in February from 112.90 points in January 2026. Consumer Price Index CPI in Japan averaged 74.11 points from 1957 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 113.20 points in November of 2025 and a record low of 17.10 points in February of 1957. source: Statistics Bureau of Japan

Consumer Price Index CPI in Japan is expected to be 112.77 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Consumer Price Index (CPI) is projected to trend around 117.91 points in 2027 and 120.39 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.


Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Consumer Prices 111.40 112.00 points Feb 2026
CPI Clothes and Footwear 111.20 111.20 points Feb 2026
Inflation Rate Ex-Food and Energy YoY 2.50 2.60 percent Feb 2026
CPI Education 95.80 95.60 points Feb 2026
CPI Food 129.00 129.50 points Feb 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 104.60 104.60 points Feb 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 115.80 115.20 points Feb 2026
CPI Transportation and Communication 99.80 99.70 points Feb 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 112.20 112.90 points Feb 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 1.60 2.00 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 1.30 1.50 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM -0.20 -0.20 percent Feb 2026
Tokyo Core CPI YoY 1.80 2.00 percent Feb 2026
Tokyo CPI YoY 1.60 1.50 percent Feb 2026
Tokyo CPI Ex Food and Energy YoY 1.80 2.00 percent Feb 2026


Japan Consumer Price Index (CPI)
In Japan, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
112.20 112.90 113.20 17.10 1957 - 2026 points Monthly
2020=100, NSA