Transport & communication · code 7070
Air fare
航空運賃
Key facts
As of August 2026, air fare prices in Japan are up 0.2% year on year and up 11.2% over five years. The official consumer price index stands at 123.5 (2020 = 100), up 173.8% versus January 1970, when the series begins.
Air fare sits in the transport & communication group of Japan's CPI basket, with 680 monthly observations from January 1970 to August 2026. The series peaked at 129.7 in August 2015 and bottomed at 45.1 in January 1970; the latest reading is -4.8% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +0.9%.
Latest CPI
123.5
2026-08 (2020=100)
YoY %
+0.2%
5y change %
+11.2%
Change since 1970-01
+173.8%
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 105.6 | +5.0% | 12 |
| 2016 | 102.9 | -2.6% | 12 |
| 2017 | 99.3 | -3.5% | 12 |
| 2018 | 99.9 | +0.6% | 12 |
| 2019 | 101.2 | +1.3% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -1.2% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.4 | +0.4% | 12 |
| 2022 | 107.8 | +7.4% | 12 |
| 2023 | 110.0 | +2.0% | 12 |
| 2024 | 112.3 | +2.1% | 12 |
| 2025 | 111.2 | -1.0% | 12 |
| 2026 | 110.5 | -0.6% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Frequently asked questions
- How much have air fare prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +0.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have air fare prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +11.2% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 123.5.
- When were air fare prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 129.7 in August 2015. The latest reading is -4.8% against that peak.
- 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).