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Japan Inflation Rate (CPI)

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 24 March 2016

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 24 March 2016: 0.3% for February 2016, above the 0% forecast and up from 0% in January 2016. It is the highest reading since November 2015. 4 of the last 8 releases came in above the forecast. Printed 0.3%, below the 2% target. It was released on Thu 24 Mar 2016 at 23:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.3%
February 2016
Forecast
0%
The market consensus
Previous
0%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A broad beat, especially alongside firm core prices and wages, usually supports the yen.

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 24 March 2016: 0.3% for February 2016 against a 0% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
24 Mar 2016Feb0.3%0%0%
25 Feb 2016Jan0%0.0%0.2%
28 Jan 2016Dec0.2%0.2%0.3%
24 Dec 2015Nov0.3%0.3%0.3%
26 Nov 2015Oct0.3%0%0.0%
29 Oct 2015Sep0.0%—0.2%
25 Sep 2015Aug0.2%-0.1%0.2%
28 Aug 2015Jul0.2%0.2%0.4%
31 Jul 2015Jun0.4%0.3%0.5%
26 Jun 2015May0.5%—0.6%
29 May 2015Apr0.6%—2.3%
1 May 2015Mar2.3%—2.2%
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