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Japan Inflation Rate (CPI)

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 26 January 2017

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 26 January 2017: 0.3% for December 2016, above the 0.2% forecast and down from 0.5% in November 2016. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. Printed 0.3%, below the 2% target. It was released on Thu 26 Jan 2017 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%
December 2016
Forecast
0.2%
The market consensus
Previous
0.5%
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) 26 January 2017: 0.3% for December 2016 against a 0.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
26 Jan 2017Dec0.3%0.2%0.5%
26 Dec 2016Nov0.5%—0.1%
24 Nov 2016Oct0.1%-0.4%-0.5%
27 Oct 2016Sep-0.5%-0.5%-0.5%
29 Sep 2016Aug-0.5%-0.5%-0.4%
25 Aug 2016Jul-0.4%—-0.4%
28 Jul 2016Jun-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%
30 Jun 2016May-0.4%—-0.3%
26 May 2016Apr-0.3%-0.3%-0.1%
27 Apr 2016Mar-0.1%0%0.3%
24 Mar 2016Feb0.3%0%0%
25 Feb 2016Jan0%0.0%0.2%
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