Cost of food in Japan increased 7.20 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Japan Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2024, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of food in Japan increased by **** points compared to the base year 2020. The CPI implies that food prices for Japanese households has increased significantly in the recent years, impacted by inflation and rising producer prices.

Around *********** of Japanese consumers did not have the financial leeway to bear the food price hikes, according to a survey conducted in ************ in Japan. Almost ** percent of respondents stated that they could not tolerate any price increase in food items, regardless of amount. The largest share, **** percent, reported that they could bear an increase of up to ** percent of current food prices.

Inflation Rate in Japan decreased to 3.30 percent in June from 3.50 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Japan Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index: OECD Groups: All Items Non-Food Non-Energy: Total for Japan (CPGRLE01JPQ657N) from Q1 1960 to Q2 2021 about core, Japan, all items, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, and price.

Core consumer prices in Japan increased 3.30 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Japan Core Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In June 2025, the inflation rate in Japan stood at *** percent. The term inflation means the devaluation of money caused by a permanent increase of the price level for goods and services. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the price development for private expenses and shows the current level of inflation when it increases. Rising consumer prices since 2022 Since the economic downturn in the 1990s, consumer prices in Japan have remained stagnant. Many Japanese consumers have never experienced a significant rise in cost of living, as the country had been struggling with deflationary pressures for over three decades. In the last years, this has changed drastically. Consumers have been confronted with rising prices since 2022, driven by global tensions and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. While Japan’s CPI recorded a *** percent growth in 2024, real household consumption expenditure declined. Consumer inflation in 2024 Annual inflation decreased from *** percent in 2023, the highest level recorded since 1991. A look at the price growth of major categories in the CPI shows that prices for ********************** saw the largest increases in 2024, followed by **** and ******************************. Fresh food prices, which rose by ***** percent, were at the core of the food price growth. ************, ****************, and ******* such as rice, bread, and noodles, were among the major contributors to Japan’s inflation. Rice prices jumped significantly in 2024. The staple food continued to see drastic price hikes in 2025.

Japan Consumer Price Index (CPI): Exc Fresh Food and Energy data was reported at 2.900 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.600 % for Feb 2025. Japan Consumer Price Index (CPI): Exc Fresh Food and Energy data is updated monthly, averaging 2.200 % from Jan 2021 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.300 % in Aug 2023 and a record low of -1.100 % in Jan 2022. Japan Consumer Price Index (CPI): Exc Fresh Food and Energy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Japan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.I004: Consumer Price Index: 2020=100: Core Inflation.

Key information about Japan CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change

• Japan CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change was reported at 7.779 % in Jan 2025.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 6.337 % for Dec 2024.
• Japan CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change data is updated monthly, averaging 1.598 % from Jan 1971 to Jan 2025, with 649 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 31.325 % in Feb 1974 and a record low of -3.724 % in Nov 1999.
• Japan CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage: Y-o-Y Growth: Monthly.

CEIC calculates Consumer Food Price Index Growth from monthly Consumer Food Price Index. Statistical Bureau provides Consumer Food Price Index with base 2020=100. Consumer Food Price Index includes Alcoholic Beverages and Eating Out.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index: OECD Groups: All Items Non-Food Non-Energy: Total for Japan (CPGRLE01JPA657N) from 1960 to 2020 about core, Japan, all items, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, and price.

Rice was by far the food category affected by price inflation based on the reports of Japanese consumers. In a survey conducted in February 2025, over ** percent of respondents felt that rice prices had increased, followed by ****************. The Consumer Price Index of grains and cereals showed a jump in 2024, impacted by rising rice prices due to reported shortages.

Japan Core Inflation Nowcast data was reported at 3.096 % in 12 May 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 3.096 % for 05 May 2025. Japan Core Inflation Nowcast data is updated weekly, averaging 2.181 % from Jan 2020 (Median) to 12 May 2025, with 280 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.077 % in 20 Feb 2023 and a record low of -0.903 % in 04 Jan 2021. Japan Core Inflation Nowcast data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.CEIC.NC: CEIC Nowcast: Inflation: Core. The Japan Core Inflation Nowcast targets the Core CPI provided by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. Japan's Core CPI excludes fresh food but includes energy.

CPI Core Core in Japan increased to 3.30 percent in May from 3 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Japan CPI Core Core- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Tokyo CPI Ex Food and Energy in Japan decreased to 2.90 percent in July from 3.10 percent in June of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Japan Tokyo CPI Ex Food And Energy.

Food price inflation has affected the spending habits on edibles of the majority of Japanese consumers, according to a survey in May 2025. ************ respondents switched to less expensive products from the same genre, whereas ***** percent would often stop buying the food items affected by price hikes.

Japan Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Excl Fresh Food and Energy data was reported at 0.800 % in Jun 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.800 % for May 2016. Japan Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Excl Fresh Food and Energy data is updated monthly, averaging 0.150 % from Jan 2011 (Median) to Jun 2016, with 66 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.300 % in Dec 2015 and a record low of -1.300 % in Jan 2011. Japan Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Excl Fresh Food and Energy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Japan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.I012: Consumer Price Index: 2010=100: Core Inflation. Change from 2010=100 to 2015=100 Replacement series ID: 378247737

Japan JP: Core Inflation Index: YoY data was reported at 2.001 % in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.835 % for 2025. Japan JP: Core Inflation Index: YoY data is updated yearly, averaging 1.608 % from Dec 1966 (Median) to 2026, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.576 % in 1974 and a record low of -1.182 % in 2010. Japan JP: Core Inflation Index: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.EO: Consumer and Wholesale Price Index: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. PCORE_YTYPCT - Core inflationOECD group, all items non-food non-energy. See exceptions at the country's serie metadata; OECD definition differs from the official Japanese core inflation.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Indices (CPIs, HICPs), COICOP 1999: Consumer Price Index: All Items Non-Food Non-Energy for Japan (CPGRLE01JPQ659N) from Q1 1956 to Q2 2021 about core, Japan, all items, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, and price.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Indices (CPIs, HICPs), COICOP 1999: Consumer Price Index: All Items Non-Food Non-Energy for Japan (CPGRLE01JPM659N) from Jan 1956 to Jun 2021 about core, Japan, all items, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, and price.

Japan JP: Core Inflation Index: YoY: Single Hit Scenario data was reported at -0.050 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of -0.119 % for 2020. Japan JP: Core Inflation Index: YoY: Single Hit Scenario data is updated yearly, averaging 1.689 % from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2021, with 60 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.621 % in 1974 and a record low of -1.104 % in 2010. Japan JP: Core Inflation Index: YoY: Single Hit Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.EO: Consumer and Wholesale Price Index: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. PCORE_YTYPCT - Core inflationOECD group, all items non-food non-energy. See exceptions at the country's serie metadataData are seasonally adjusted by the OECD; OECD definition differs from the official Japanese core inflation.