The transportation sub-index of the CPI basket in Japan decreased to 100.0 points in December from 101.0 points in November of 2025. CPI Transportation in Japan averaged 92.25 points from 1970 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 105.70 points in August of 2008 and a record low of 39.00 points in January of 1970. source: Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications

CPI Transportation in Japan is expected to be 100.30 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan CPI Transportation and Communication is projected to trend around 101.11 points in 2027 and 101.41 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 113.00 113.20 points Dec 2025
Core Consumer Prices 112.20 112.50 points Dec 2025
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.40 3.00 percent Dec 2025
CPI Clothes and Footwear 112.70 113.30 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate Ex-Food and Energy YoY 2.90 3.00 percent Dec 2025
CPI Education 95.60 95.60 points Dec 2025
CPI Food 128.80 128.60 points Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 104.50 104.50 points Dec 2025
CPI Recreation and Culture 116.80 116.80 points Dec 2025
CPI Transportation and Communication 100.00 101.00 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 5.10 6.10 percent Dec 2025
Goods Inflation 2.70 4.00 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 2.10 2.90 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate MoM -0.10 0.30 percent Dec 2025
Rent Inflation 0.50 0.40 percent Dec 2025
Services Inflation 1.40 1.60 percent Dec 2025
Tokyo Core CPI YoY 2.00 2.30 percent Jan 2026
Tokyo CPI YoY 1.50 2.00 percent Jan 2026
Tokyo CPI Ex Food and Energy YoY 2.00 2.30 percent Jan 2026


Japan CPI Transportation and Communication
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
100.00 101.00 105.70 39.00 1970 - 2025 points Monthly
2020=100, NSA