Japan’s producer prices rose 2.4% year-on-year in December 2025, easing from a 2.7% increase in the previous month and in line with market expectations. This marked the slowest annual rise since May 2024. Cost moderated for: transport equipment (1.4% vs 1.5% in November), drinks and foods (5.0% vs 5.1%), general-purpose machinery (2.8% vs 3.0%), other manufacturing (2.3% vs 2.4%), production machinery (3.5% vs 4.0%), and plastics (0.4% vs 0.5%). In addition, prices remained weak for chemicals (-3.2% vs -3.5%), iron and steel (-6.7% vs -6.9%), and petroleum and coal products (-8.6% vs -2.5%). In contrast, inflation accelerated for non-ferrous metals (22.1% vs 14.9%), electrical machinery (2.5% vs 2.4%), metal products (0.3% vs 0.1%), information and communications (1.8% vs 1.6%), and business-oriented machinery (2.4% vs 0.9%).On a monthly basis, producer inflation slowed to 0.1% from 0.3% in November, matching forecasts and registering the softest pace in four months. source: Bank of Japan

Producer Prices in Japan increased 2.40 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Japan averaged 1.62 percent from 1961 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 33.90 percent in February of 1974 and a record low of -8.60 percent in August of 2009. This page provides - Japan Producer Prices Change- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Japan Producer Prices Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Producer Prices in Japan increased 2.40 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Japan is expected to be 2.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Producer Prices Change is projected to trend around 1.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-09 11:50 PM
PPI YoY
Nov 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.6%
2026-01-14 11:50 PM
PPI YoY
Dec 2.4% 2.7% 2.4% 2.5%
2026-02-11 11:50 PM
PPI YoY
Jan 2.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Export Prices 146.90 144.60 points Dec 2025
Import Prices 163.60 161.80 points Dec 2025
Inflation Expectations 2.40 2.40 percent Dec 2025
PPI MoM 0.10 0.30 percent Dec 2025
Producer Prices 128.10 128.00 points Dec 2025
PPI YoY 2.40 2.70 percent Dec 2025


Japan Producer Prices Change
Producer prices change refers to year over year change in price of goods and services sold by manufacturers and producers in the wholesale market during a given period.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.40 2.70 33.90 -8.60 1961 - 2025 percent Monthly
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Japan Producer Prices Rise the Least in 19 Months
Japan’s producer prices rose 2.4% year-on-year in December 2025, easing from a 2.7% increase in the previous month and in line with market expectations. This marked the slowest annual rise since May 2024. Cost moderated for: transport equipment (1.4% vs 1.5% in November), drinks and foods (5.0% vs 5.1%), general-purpose machinery (2.8% vs 3.0%), other manufacturing (2.3% vs 2.4%), production machinery (3.5% vs 4.0%), and plastics (0.4% vs 0.5%). In addition, prices remained weak for chemicals (-3.2% vs -3.5%), iron and steel (-6.7% vs -6.9%), and petroleum and coal products (-8.6% vs -2.5%). In contrast, inflation accelerated for non-ferrous metals (22.1% vs 14.9%), electrical machinery (2.5% vs 2.4%), metal products (0.3% vs 0.1%), information and communications (1.8% vs 1.6%), and business-oriented machinery (2.4% vs 0.9%).On a monthly basis, producer inflation slowed to 0.1% from 0.3% in November, matching forecasts and registering the softest pace in four months.
2026-01-14
Japan Producer Inflation Holds Steady at 2.7%
Japan’s producer prices rose 2.7% year-on-year in November 2025, unchanged from October and in line with market expectations. Cost continued to increase for most components: transport equipment (1.6% vs 1.5% in October), beverages and foods (4.9% vs 4.9% 5.0%), general-purpose machinery (2.7% vs 2.5%), other manufacturing (2.3% vs 2.6%), non-ferrous metals (14.9% vs 11.9%), electrical machinery (2.3% vs 1.7%), production machinery (3.6% vs 2.5%), metal products (0.1% vs 0.7%), plastics (0.3% vs 1.2%), information and communications (1.5% vs 0.3%), and business-oriented machinery (0.7% vs 0.8%). On the other hand, prices fell further for chemicals (-3.6% vs -3.8%), iron and steel (-6.8% vs -7.1%), and petroleum and coal products (-2.6% vs -0.8%). On a monthly basis, producer inflation increased 0.3%, also matching forecasts but easing from an upwardly revised 0.5% rise in the previous month.
2025-12-10
Japan Producer Prices Rise More than Expected
Japan’s producer prices rose 2.7% yoy in October 2025, easing slightly from a marginally revised 2.8% gain in September but above market expectations of 2.5%. Cost continued to grow for most components: transport equipment (1.6% vs 2.1% in September), beverages and foods (4.8% vs 4.8% 5.0%), general-purpose machinery (2.4% vs 3.5%), other manufacturing (2.5% vs 2.8%), non-ferrous metals (11.8% vs 9.6%), electrical machinery (2.7% vs 2.8%), production machinery (2.0% vs 3.0%), metal products (0.7% vs 2.5%), plastics (1.2% vs 1.8%), information and communications (0.4% vs 1.3%), and business-oriented machinery (0.7% vs 1.1%). On the other hand, prices fell further for chemicals (-3.8% vs -4.0%), iron and steel (-6.9% vs -7.0%), and petroleum and coal products (-0.8% vs -1.8%). On a monthly basis, prices increased 0.4%, just below forecasts of 0.5%, marking the second consecutive month of increases.
2025-11-12