Japan Macro
Prices, the Bank of Japan balance sheet, the yield curve, arrivals and population. Each panel opens its full page, where every figure carries its source and formula.
Also in this section: Item Explorer, all 822 CPI series with full history · Banks, bad loans and results by bank group.
Latest values as text and table
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%.
| 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 · CSV
Bank of Japan — asset holdings and transactions
Latest reading, September 2026: JGB Holdings 5,040,080 ¥100mn; From Peak −935,392 ¥100mn; Net Flow, 12m −42,536 ¥100mn; Gross Purchases 23,172 ¥100mn.
| Period | BOJ JGB holdings (¥100mn) | JGB outright purchases (gross) (¥100mn) | JGB redemptions (¥100mn) | BOJ JGB holdings · YoY (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 5,040,080 | 23,172 | −182,369 | −9.2 |
| Aug 2026 | 5,199,277 | 23,212 | −17,754 | −8.8 |
| Jul 2026 | 5,193,819 | 23,386 | −12,991 | −8.4 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,183,424 | 25,234 | −173,166 | −8.4 |
| May 2026 | 5,331,356 | 24,975 | −13,108 | −7.9 |
| Apr 2026 | 5,319,489 | 25,699 | −14,906 | −7.7 |
| Mar 2026 | 5,308,696 | 27,440 | −185,544 | −7.6 |
| Feb 2026 | 5,466,800 | 27,789 | −16,816 | −6.8 |
| Jan 2026 | 5,455,827 | 27,321 | −15,445 | −6.6 |
| Dec 2025 | 5,443,951 | 30,839 | −167,793 | −6.2 |
| Nov 2025 | 5,580,905 | 31,731 | −15,379 | −5.4 |
| Oct 2025 | 5,564,553 | 32,097 | −18,053 | −5.2 |
| Sep 2025 | 5,550,509 | 35,444 | −184,390 | −4.8 |
YoY: (value[t] / value[t−12 months] − 1) × 100, from published values.
This service uses the API provided by the 'Bank of Japan Time-Series Data Search.' The Bank of Japan does not guarantee the content of the service. · Data through September 2026 · JSON · CSV
JGB yield curve — constant-maturity yields
Latest reading, 2026-10-27: 2-year JGB yield 1.888 %; 10-year JGB yield 2.829 %; 30-year JGB yield 3.895 %.
| Period | 2-year JGB yield (%) | 10-year JGB yield (%) | 30-year JGB yield (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | 1.888 | 2.829 | 3.895 |
| 2026-10-26 | 1.888 | 2.824 | 3.884 |
| 2026-10-23 | 1.872 | 2.837 | 3.904 |
| 2026-10-22 | 1.914 | 2.914 | 3.952 |
| 2026-10-21 | 1.914 | 2.923 | 3.980 |
| 2026-10-20 | 1.909 | 2.927 | 3.992 |
| 2026-10-19 | 1.904 | 2.935 | 4.028 |
| 2026-10-16 | 1.918 | 2.958 | 4.040 |
| 2026-10-15 | 1.913 | 2.948 | 4.024 |
| 2026-10-14 | 1.929 | 3.015 | 4.072 |
Source: Ministry of Finance, Japan. · Data through 27 October 2026 · JSON · CSV · Markdown