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Japan Inflation Rate (CPI)

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 May 2023

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 May 2023: 3.5% for April 2023, above the 2.5% forecast and up from 3.2% in March 2023. It is the highest reading since January 2023. Printed 3.5%, above the 2% target. It was released on Thu 18 May 2023 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
3.5%
April 2023
Forecast
2.5%
The market consensus
Previous
3.2%
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) 18 May 2023: 3.5% for April 2023 against a 2.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 May 2023: 3.5% vs 2.5% forecast (Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/jp-cpi/2023-05-18

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 May 2023Apr3.5%2.5%3.2%
20 Apr 2023Mar3.2%—3.3%
23 Mar 2023Feb3.3%—4.3%
23 Feb 2023Jan4.3%—4%
19 Jan 2023Dec4%—3.8%
22 Dec 2022Nov3.8%—3.7%
17 Nov 2022Oct3.7%—3%
20 Oct 2022Sep3%—3%
19 Sep 2022Aug3.0%—2.6%
18 Aug 2022Jul2.6%—2.4%
21 Jul 2022Jun2.4%—2.5%
23 Jun 2022May2.5%—2.5%
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