Housing · code 3017
UR / public corp rent
都市再生機構・公社家賃
Key facts
As of August 2026, ur / public corp rent prices in Japan are up 1.0% year on year and up 3.4% over five years. The official consumer price index stands at 103.7 (2020 = 100), up 472.9% versus January 1970, when the series begins.
UR / public corp rent sits in the housing group of Japan's CPI basket, with 680 monthly observations from January 1970 to August 2026. The series peaked at 103.7 in August 2026 and bottomed at 18.1 in January 1970; the latest reading is at its highest recorded level. Against ten years ago it is +4.9%.
Latest CPI
103.7
2026-08 (2020=100)
YoY %
+1.0%
5y change %
+3.4%
Change since 1970-01
+472.9%
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98.7 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2016 | 98.9 | +0.2% | 12 |
| 2017 | 99.2 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2018 | 99.4 | +0.2% | 12 |
| 2019 | 99.7 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.3 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2022 | 100.6 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2023 | 101.0 | +0.4% | 12 |
| 2024 | 101.7 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2025 | 102.5 | +0.8% | 12 |
| 2026 | 103.3 | +0.8% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Frequently asked questions
- How much have ur / public corp rent prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +1.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have ur / public corp rent prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +3.4% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 103.7.
- When were ur / public corp rent prices in Japan at their highest?
- Right now. The latest month, August 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 103.7 — a record high since the series began.
- What is the difference between the index and the yen price?
- This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局 消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).