# Japan CPI — Inflation · Plover Analytics

> Japan's Consumer Price Index — headline, core and core-core inflation with contributions by expenditure group, monthly from 1970, as published by the Statistics Bureau.

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## Consumer Price Index — categories

Latest reading, September 2026: Headline CPI · YoY 2.1%; Core CPI (less fresh food) · YoY 2.2%; Core-core CPI (less fresh food & energy) · YoY 2.4%; Headline CPI · MoM 0.0%; Headline CPI · 3m Annualized 2.4%.

_Latest values, as published_

| Period | Headline CPI (index) | Core CPI (less fresh food) (index) | Core-core CPI (less fresh food & energy) (index) | Headline CPI · YoY (%) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Sep 2026 | 102.2 | 102.3 | 102.8 | 2.1 |
| Aug 2026 | 102.2 | 102.0 | 102.5 | 1.9 |
| Jul 2026 | 102.0 | 102.1 | 102.1 | 1.9 |
| Jun 2026 | 101.6 | 101.7 | 101.7 | 1.7 |
| May 2026 | 101.5 | 101.6 | 101.6 | 1.5 |
| Apr 2026 | 101.0 | 101.1 | 101.4 | 1.3 |
| Mar 2026 | 100.6 | 100.7 | 101.4 | 1.4 |
| Feb 2026 | 100.2 | 100.2 | 101.1 | 1.3 |
| Jan 2026 | 100.8 | 100.7 | 101.0 | 1.5 |
| Dec 2025 | 100.9 | 100.9 | 101.1 | 2.0 |
| Nov 2025 | 101.0 | 101.1 | 101.2 | 2.7 |
| Oct 2025 | 100.7 | 100.7 | 101.1 | 2.9 |
| Sep 2025 | 100.1 | 100.1 | 100.4 | 2.9 |

YoY: (index[t] / index[t−12 months] − 1) × 100, from published index values.

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan. · Data through September 2026 · JSON: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/cpi-jp/overview · CSV: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/cpi-jp/observations?series=0001&format=csv

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