Japan Inflation Rate

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

3.1

Units In

3.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 18, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 22 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
24.9 Feb 1974	-2.5 Oct 2009	2.86 %	1958-2025	Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications

In Japan, the most important categories in the consumer price index are Food (25 percent of total weight) and Housing (21 percent). Transportation and communications accounts for 14 percent; Culture and recreation for 11.5 percent; Fuel, light and water charges for 7 percent; Medical care for 4.3 percent; Clothes and footwear for 4 percent. Furniture and household utensils, Education and Miscellaneous goods and services account for the remaining.

Latest Updates

Japan's annual inflation rate eased to 3.1% in July 2025 from 3.3% in the previous month, marking the lowest reading since November 2024. Electricity prices fell for the first time since April 2024 (-0.7% vs 5.5%), while gas prices were unchanged after a 2.7% increase previously. Education costs also continued to decline (-5.6% vs -5.6%). Meanwhile, price growth slowed for household items (2.5% vs 2.7%) and recreation (2.6% vs 2.8%). Inflation held steady for housing (at 1.0%), healthcare (at 1.5%), and miscellaneous goods (at 1.2%), but quickened for clothing (2.8% vs 2.6%), transport (2.6% vs 2.4%), and communications (6.4% vs 5.9%). On the food side, prices jumped 7.6%, the most since February, accelerating from 7.2% in June, driven by rice, which soared 90.7% year-on-year despite Tokyo’s efforts to curb staple food costs. Core inflation also came in at 3.1%, matching the headline rate and reaching a 5-month low after June’s 3.3%. Monthly, the CPI edged up 0.1%, the same as in June.