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Japan Inflation Rate (CPI)

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 21 November 2018

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 21 November 2018: 1.4% for October 2018, in line with the forecast and up from 1.2% in September 2018. It is the highest reading since February 2018. Printed 1.4%, below the 2% target. It was released on Wed 21 Nov 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
1.4%
October 2018
Forecast
1.4%
The market consensus
Previous
1.2%
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) 21 November 2018: 1.4% for October 2018 against a 1.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
21 Nov 2018Oct1.4%1.4%1.2%
18 Oct 2018Sep1.2%—1.3%
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%
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