Consumer Price Index CPI in Japan increased to 113.50 points in May from 113.00 points in April 2026. Consumer Price Index CPI in Japan averaged 74.25 points from 1957 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 113.50 points in May of 2026 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 113.60 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 113.00 112.50 points May 2026
CPI Clothes and Footwear 113.40 113.30 points May 2026
Inflation Rate Ex-Food and Energy YoY 1.80 1.90 percent May 2026
CPI Education 89.80 89.90 points May 2026
CPI Food 128.70 128.40 points May 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 104.90 104.70 points May 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 118.00 117.40 points May 2026
CPI Transportation and Communication 101.50 101.30 points May 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 113.50 113.00 points May 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 1.40 1.40 percent May 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 1.50 1.40 percent May 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 0.10 percent May 2026
Tokyo Core CPI YoY 1.30 1.50 percent May 2026
Tokyo CPI YoY 1.40 1.50 percent May 2026
Tokyo CPI Ex Food and Energy YoY 1.60 1.90 percent May 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
113.50 113.00 113.50 17.10 1957 - 2026 points Monthly
2020=100, NSA