The transportation sub-index of the CPI basket in Japan decreased to 99.70 points in January 2026 from 100.00 points in December 2025. CPI Transportation in Japan averaged 92.26 points from 1970 until 2026, 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 99.90 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 100.70 points in 2027 and 101.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 112.90 113.00 points Jan 2026
Core Consumer Prices 112.00 112.20 points Jan 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.00 2.40 percent Jan 2026
CPI Clothes and Footwear 111.20 112.70 points Jan 2026
Inflation Rate Ex-Food and Energy YoY 2.60 2.90 percent Jan 2026
CPI Education 95.60 95.60 points Jan 2026
CPI Food 128.80 128.60 points Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 104.60 104.50 points Jan 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 115.20 116.80 points Jan 2026
CPI Transportation and Communication 99.70 100.00 points Jan 2026
Food Inflation 3.90 5.10 percent Jan 2026
Goods Inflation 1.60 2.70 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 1.50 2.10 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate MoM -0.20 -0.20 percent Jan 2026
Rent Inflation 0.50 0.50 percent Jan 2026
Services Inflation 1.40 1.40 percent Jan 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 CPI Transportation and Communication
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
99.70 100.00 105.70 39.00 1970 - 2026 points Monthly
2020=100, NSA