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History starts
January 1971
History ends
August 2026
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12 observations · January 2001 to December 2001

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Date or periodValue · PercentSource
January 2001−0.2%Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
February 2001−0.3%Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
March 2001−0.7%Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
April 2001−0.7%Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
May 2001−0.7%Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
June 2001−0.8%Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
July 2001−0.8%Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
August 2001−0.7%Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
September 2001−0.7%Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
October 2001−0.7%Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
November 2001−1.0%Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs
December 2001−1.3%Statistics Bureau of Japan; Cabinet Office of Japan; Japan Customs

Japan inflation rate history by year

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Japan inflation rate history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)1.6%1.9%July 20261.3%April 2026▲ +0.4
20253.2%4.0%January 20252.0%December 2025▼ −2.0
20242.7%3.7%December 20242.1%January 2024▲ +1.6
20233.3%4.4%January 20232.6%December 2023▼ −1.8
20222.5%4.0%December 20220.4%January 2022▲ +3.6
2021−0.2%0.8%December 2021−1.1%April 2021▲ +1.5
2020−0.0%0.8%January 2020−1.1%December 2020▼ −1.9
20190.5%0.9%April 20190.2%October 2019▲ +0.6
20181.0%1.5%February 20180.2%December 2018▼ −1.2
20170.5%1.0%December 20170.1%March 2017▲ +0.5
2016−0.1%0.6%November 2016−0.6%August 2016▲ +0.4
20150.8%2.5%January 20150.0%September 2015▼ −2.4
20142.8%3.7%May 20141.4%January 2014▲ +1.1
20130.3%1.5%November 2013−0.9%March 2013▲ +1.9
2012−0.0%0.6%March 2012−0.5%July 2012▼ −0.2
2011−0.3%0.2%July 2011−0.6%January 2011▲ +0.4
2010−0.7%−0.1%October 2010−1.2%August 2010▲ +0.5
2009−1.3%0.0%January 2009−2.5%October 2009▼ −1.6
20081.4%2.4%July 20080.4%December 2008▼ −0.3
20070.0%0.7%December 2007−0.2%February 2007▲ +0.7
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Japan inflation rate history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
20060.2%0.8%August 2006−0.1%January 2006▲ +0.3
2005−0.2%0.2%January 2005−0.9%November 2005▼ −0.6
2004−0.0%0.8%November 2004−0.5%April 2004▲ +0.6
2003−0.3%0.0%October 2003−0.6%November 20030.0
2002−0.9%−0.2%December 2002−1.6%February 2002▲ +1.2
2001−0.7%−0.2%January 2001−1.3%December 2001▼ −1.1
2000−0.7%−0.3%December 2000−1.1%October 2000▲ +0.4
1999−0.3%0.3%August 1999−1.1%December 1999▼ −1.2
19980.7%2.2%March 1998−0.3%August 1998▼ −1.2
19971.7%2.4%September 19970.5%March 1997▲ +1.1
19960.1%0.6%December 1996−0.5%February 1996▲ +1.1
1995−0.1%0.6%January 1995−0.7%November 1995▼ −0.9
19940.7%1.3%March 1994−0.1%July 1994▼ −0.6
19931.3%1.9%July 19930.8%April 1993▼ −0.1
19921.7%2.4%April 19920.7%November 1992▼ −0.6
19913.3%3.9%January 19912.6%December 1991▼ −1.3
19903.1%3.8%November 19902.3%June 1990▲ +0.5
19892.3%3.0%July 19890.9%February 1989▲ +1.4
19880.7%1.2%November 19880.1%May 1988▲ +0.1
19870.1%0.8%December 1987−1.1%January 1987▲ +1.9
19860.6%1.8%February 1986−0.3%December 1986▼ −1.8
19852.1%3.2%August 19851.5%December 1985▼ −1.3
19842.3%3.0%February 19841.8%August 1984▲ +0.8
19831.9%2.7%May 19831.0%September 1983▼ −0.5
19822.7%3.3%February 19821.9%July 1982▼ −1.3
19814.9%7.3%January 19813.7%November 1981▼ −3.0
19807.8%8.8%September 19806.6%January 1980▲ +0.6
19793.8%5.6%December 19792.8%March 1979▲ +2.1
19784.2%4.9%March 19783.7%October 1978▼ −0.7
19778.1%9.5%January 19775.0%December 1977▼ −4.5
19769.4%10.7%December 19768.5%January 1976▲ +2.2
197511.9%17.7%January 19758.0%December 1975▼ −9.7
197423.1%24.8%February 197420.9%December 1974▼ −1.0
197311.6%18.4%December 19736.3%January 1973▲ +12.1
19724.9%5.8%August 19723.7%September 1972▲ +1.5
19716.4%7.9%September 19714.9%December 1971▼ −1.8

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