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Japan Inflation Rate (CPI)

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 September 2018

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 September 2018: 1.3% for August 2018, above the 1.1% forecast and up from 0.9% in July 2018. It is the highest reading since February 2018. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. Printed 1.3%, below the 2% target. It was released on Thu 20 Sep 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
1.3%
August 2018
Forecast
1.1%
The market consensus
Previous
0.9%
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) 20 September 2018: 1.3% for August 2018 against a 1.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Sep 2018Aug1.3%1.1%0.9%
23 Aug 2018Jul0.9%0.4%0.7%
19 Jul 2018Jun0.7%0.8%0.7%
21 Jun 2018May0.7%0.3%0.6%
17 May 2018Apr0.6%0.7%1.1%
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%
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