Transport & communication · code 7528
JR limited express fee (conventional)
料金（ＪＲ，在来線）
Key facts
As of August 2026, jr limited express fee (conventional) prices in Japan are flat year on year and up 2.7% over five years. The official consumer price index stands at 110.2 (2020 = 100), up 214.9% versus January 1975, when the series begins.
JR limited express fee (conventional) sits in the transport & communication group of Japan's CPI basket, with 620 monthly observations from January 1975 to August 2026. The series peaked at 110.2 in August 2023 and bottomed at 35.0 in January 1975; the latest reading is 0.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +4.8%.
Latest CPI
110.2
2026-08 (2020=100)
YoY %
0.0%
5y change %
+2.7%
Change since 1975-01
+214.9%
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98.0 | +0.6% | 12 |
| 2016 | 98.1 | +0.1% | 12 |
| 2017 | 98.2 | +0.1% | 12 |
| 2018 | 98.2 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2019 | 98.6 | +0.4% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +1.4% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2022 | 101.6 | +1.6% | 12 |
| 2023 | 103.6 | +2.0% | 12 |
| 2024 | 104.0 | +0.4% | 12 |
| 2025 | 104.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2026 | 104.5 | +0.5% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Frequently asked questions
- How much have jr limited express fee (conventional) prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, 0.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have jr limited express fee (conventional) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +2.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 110.2.
- When were jr limited express fee (conventional) prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 110.2 in August 2023. The latest reading is 0.0% 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).