Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Oct 2024
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
24.90 % on Feb 28, 1974
Lowest
−2.50 % on Oct 31, 2009
About Japan inflation rate YoY
In Japan, the most important categories in the consumer price index are Food (26 percent of total weight) and Housing (21 percent). Transportation and communications account for 15 percent; Culture and recreation for 9 percent; Fuel, light and water charges for 7 percent; Miscellaneous goods and services for 6 percent; and Medical care for 5 percent. Furniture and household utensils, Clothes and footwear, and Education account for the remaining 10 percent of total weight.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The highest figure Japan inflation rate YoY has ever reached is 24.90%.
The lowest ever Japan inflation rate YoY is −2.50%.
Last month Japan inflation rate YoY was 2.30%, and the month before that it amounted to 2.50%.