Japan's annual core consumer inflation, which excludes fresh food, went up to 0.8 percent in March 2019 from 0.7 percent in February and above market consensus of 0.7 percent. The figure came in well below the Bank of Japan's 2 percent target. The last time core inflation stood above 2 percent was March 2015. Excluding fresh food and energy, consumer prices rose 0.4 percent, the same pace as for the previous two months. Core Inflation Rate in Japan averaged 2.52 percent from 1971 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 24.70 percent in October of 1974 and a record low of -2.40 percent in August of 2009.

Core Inflation Rate in Japan is expected to be 1.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Core Inflation Rate in Japan to stand at 1.30 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Japan Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 1.60 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2019-01-17 11:30 PM Core Inflation Rate YoY 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9%
2019-02-21 11:30 PM Core Inflation Rate YoY 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8%
2019-03-21 11:30 PM Core Inflation Rate YoY 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
2019-04-18 11:30 PM Core Inflation Rate YoY 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8%
2019-05-23 11:30 PM Core Inflation Rate YoY 0.8% 0.9% 0.8%
2019-06-20 11:30 PM Core Inflation Rate YoY 1%
2019-07-18 11:30 PM Core Inflation Rate YoY 1.1%


Japan Prices Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Inflation Rate 0.50 0.20 24.90 -2.50 percent [+]
Inflation Rate Mom 0.00 0.00 4.10 -1.10 percent [+]
Consumer Price Index CPI 101.50 101.50 102.00 17.40 Index Points [+]
Core Consumer Prices 101.50 101.30 101.60 31.00 Index Points [+]
Core Inflation Rate 0.80 0.70 24.70 -2.40 percent [+]
GDP Deflator 101.70 104.40 120.00 87.80 Index Points [+]
Producer Prices 101.80 101.50 112.50 47.40 Index Points [+]
Export Prices 95.40 94.40 207.30 84.10 Index Points [+]
Import Prices 97.30 95.90 190.40 45.90 Index Points [+]
Food Inflation -0.30 -1.40 31.60 -3.70 percent [+]
CPI Housing Utilities 99.60 99.60 102.20 25.50 Index Points [+]
CPI Transportation 99.20 98.80 104.40 38.50 Index Points [+]
Producer Prices Change 1.20 1.30 33.90 -8.60 percent [+]


Japan Core Inflation Rate

In Japan, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes prices of fresh food. This page provides - Japan Core Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Japan Core Inflation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.80 0.70 24.70 -2.40 1971 - 2019 percent Monthly
2015=100, NSA




Country Last Previous
Argentina 55.80 Apr/19
Turkey 16.30 Apr/19
Russia 4.60 Apr/19
South Africa 4.40 Mar/19
Brazil 4.03 Apr/19
Mexico 3.55 Mar/19
Indonesia 3.05 Apr/19
United States 2.10 Apr/19
Netherlands 2.00 Apr/19
Germany 1.80 Apr/19
United Kingdom 1.80 Mar/19
China 1.70 Apr/19
Australia 1.60 Mar/19
Canada 1.50 Apr/19
Singapore 1.40 Mar/19
Euro Area 1.30 Apr/19
Spain 0.90 Apr/19
Japan 0.80 Mar/19
France 0.70 Apr/19
South Korea 0.70 Apr/19
Italy 0.60 Apr/19
Switzerland 0.50 Apr/19


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