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Japan Inflation Rate (CPI)

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 19 February 2026

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 19 February 2026: 1.5% for January 2026, against 2.1% in October 2025 (first reported as 3%). It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. Printed 1.5%, below the 2% target. It was released on Thu 19 Feb 2026 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.

Actual
1.5%
January 2026
Forecast
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The market consensus
Previous
2.1%
As the source gives it
Japan Inflation Rate (CPI) 19 February 2026: 1.5% for January 2026, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
19 Feb 2026Jan1.5%—2.1%
20 Nov 2025Oct3%—2.9%
23 Oct 2025Sep2.9%—2.7%
18 Sep 2025Aug2.7%—3.1%
21 Aug 2025Jul3.1%—3.3%
17 Jul 2025Jun3.3%—3.5%
19 Jun 2025May3.5%—3.6%
22 May 2025Apr3.6%—3.6%
17 Apr 2025Mar3.6%—3.7%
20 Mar 2025Feb3.7%—4%
20 Feb 2025Jan4%—3.6%
23 Jan 2025Dec3.6%—2.9%
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