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Japan Inflation Rate (CPI)

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 27 April 2017

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 27 April 2017: 0.2% for March 2017, below the 0.3% forecast and down from 0.3% in February 2017. It is the lowest reading since October 2016. 1 of the last 9 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 0.2%, below the 2% target. It was released on Thu 27 Apr 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
0.2%
March 2017
Forecast
0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
0.3%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A clear slowdown usually weighs on the yen if it reduces the likelihood of BoJ tightening.

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 27 April 2017: 0.2% for March 2017 against a 0.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
27 Apr 2017Mar0.2%0.3%0.3%
30 Mar 2017Feb0.3%0.3%0.4%
2 Mar 2017Jan0.4%0.4%0.3%
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%
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