Annual inflation rate in Tokyo’s central wards accelerated to 1.5% in April 2026 from 1.4% in the previous months, which was the lowest in four years. Tokyo CPI in Japan averaged 2.39 percent from 1971 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 24.00 percent in October of 1974 and a record low of -2.40 percent in October of 2009. source: Statistics Bureau of Japan



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-30 11:30 PM
Tokyo CPI YoY
Mar 1.4% 1.5% 1.7%
2026-04-30 11:30 PM
Tokyo CPI YoY
Apr 1.5% 1.4% 1.4%
2026-05-28 11:30 PM
Tokyo CPI YoY
May 1.5%



Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Tokyo Core CPI YoY 1.50 1.70 percent Apr 2026
Tokyo CPI Ex Food and Energy YoY 1.50 1.70 percent Apr 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 112.70 112.20 points Mar 2026
Core Consumer Prices 112.10 111.40 points Mar 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 1.80 1.60 percent Mar 2026
CPI Clothes and Footwear 112.40 111.20 points Mar 2026
Inflation Rate Ex-Food and Energy YoY 2.40 2.50 percent Mar 2026
CPI Education 95.90 95.80 points Mar 2026
CPI Food 128.70 129.00 points Mar 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 104.60 104.60 points Mar 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 116.90 115.80 points Mar 2026
CPI Transportation and Communication 101.50 99.80 points Mar 2026
Food Inflation 3.60 4.00 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 1.50 1.30 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 -0.20 percent Mar 2026
Tokyo CPI YoY 1.50 1.40 percent Apr 2026


Japan Tokyo CPI YoY
In Tokyo, the most important categories in the consumer price index are Housing (26 percent of total weight) and Food (25 percent), followed by Culture and recreation (10 percent), Transportation and communication (10 percent), Fuel, light and water charges (6 percent), Miscellaneous (5 percent), Education (5 percent), Clothes and footwear (5 percent), Medical care (4 percent), and Furniture and household utensils (3 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.50 1.40 24.00 -2.40 1971 - 2026 percent Monthly
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