The Consumer Price Index in Japan decreased 0.10 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month. Inflation Rate MoM in Japan averaged 0.19 percent from 1970 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4.10 percent in January of 1974 and a record low of -1.10 percent in November of 1977. source: Statistics Bureau of Japan

Inflation Rate MoM in Japan is expected to be 0.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Inflation Rate MoM is projected to trend around 0.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-18 11:30 PM
Inflation Rate MoM
Nov 0.4% 0.4% 0.0%
2026-01-22 11:30 PM
Inflation Rate MoM
Dec -0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
2026-02-19 11:30 PM
Inflation Rate MoM
Jan -0.1% 0.3%


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
Inflation Rate YoY 2.10 2.90 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate MoM -0.10 0.30 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 Inflation Rate MoM
Inflation Rate MoM measures month over month change in the price of goods and services.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.10 0.30 4.10 -1.10 1970 - 2025 percent Monthly
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