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Japan Inflation Rate (CPI)

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 19 November 2020

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 19 November 2020: -0.4% for October 2020, below the -0.3% forecast and against 0% in September 2020 (first reported as 0.0%). It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 2 of the last 6 releases came in below the forecast. Printed -0.4%, below the 2% target. It was released on Thu 19 Nov 2020 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
-0.4%
October 2020
Forecast
-0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
0%
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) 19 November 2020: -0.4% for October 2020 against a -0.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 19 November 2020: -0.4% vs -0.3% forecast (Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/jp-cpi/2020-11-19

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
19 Nov 2020Oct-0.4%-0.3%0%
22 Oct 2020Sep0.0%—0.2%
17 Sep 2020Aug0.2%—0.3%
20 Aug 2020Jul0.3%—0.1%
20 Jul 2020Jun0.1%—0.1%
18 Jun 2020May0.1%0.1%0.1%
21 May 2020Apr0.1%—0.4%
23 Apr 2020Mar0.4%—0.4%
18 Mar 2020Feb0.4%0.8%0.7%
20 Feb 2020Jan0.7%0.7%0.8%
23 Jan 2020Dec0.8%0.4%0.5%
19 Dec 2019Nov0.5%0.2%0.2%
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