Japanese inflation rate
Japan inflation summary for May 2022
Updated: June 24, 2022
Next update: July 22, 2022
Current Japan inflation rate
May 2022
2.4%
The Consumer Price Index for Japan is 101.8 for the month of May 2022. The inflation rate year over year is 2.4% (compared to 2.4% for the previous month). Inflation from April 2022 to May 2022 was 0.3%.
Previous Japan Inflation Rate
April 2022 to May 2022
0.3%
Month-to-Month Japan Inflation Rate
April 2022
2.4%
Recent inflation rates for Japan
| Year | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 2.4% | ||||||||
| 2021 | -0.7% | -0.5% | -0.4% | -1.1% | -0.7% | -0.4% | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | -0.2% | -0.6% | -1.0% | -1.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
Additional resources
All inflation rates are calculated using the Japan Consumer Price Index (CPI) series.