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Japan Inflation Rate (CPI)

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 19 April 2018

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 19 April 2018: 1.1% for March 2018, in line with the forecast and down from 1.5% in February 2018. It is the lowest reading since December 2017. Printed 1.1%, below the 2% target. It was released on Thu 19 Apr 2018 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
1.1%
March 2018
Forecast
1.1%
The market consensus
Previous
1.5%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: The yen usually moves little unless the components give a new signal on persistent inflation.

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 19 April 2018: 1.1% for March 2018 against a 1.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
19 Apr 2018Mar1.1%1.1%1.5%
22 Mar 2018Feb1.5%1.7%1.4%
22 Feb 2018Jan1.4%1.3%1%
25 Jan 2018Dec1%1.1%0.6%
25 Dec 2017Nov0.6%0.5%0.2%
30 Nov 2017Oct0.2%0.2%0.7%
26 Oct 2017Sep0.7%0.7%0.7%
28 Sep 2017Aug0.7%0.7%0.4%
24 Aug 2017Jul0.4%0.4%0.4%
27 Jul 2017Jun0.4%0.4%0.4%
29 Jun 2017May0.4%0.5%0.4%
25 May 2017Apr0.4%0.4%0.2%
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