Culture & recreation · code 9080
Tablet device price in Japan
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Key facts
As of September 2026, tablet device prices in Japan are up 28.7% year on year and up 29.2% over five years. The official consumer price index stands at 125.7 (2020 = 100), up 23.1% versus January 2020, when the series begins.
Tablet device sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 81 monthly observations from January 2020 to September 2026. The series peaked at 125.7 in September 2026 and bottomed at 89.4 in December 2020; the latest reading is at its highest recorded level.
Latest CPI
125.7
2026-09 (2020=100)
YoY %
+28.7%
5y change %
+29.2%
Change since 2020-01
+23.1%
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 100.0 | — | 12 |
| 2021 | 97.2 | -2.8% | 12 |
| 2022 | 106.2 | +9.3% | 12 |
| 2023 | 116.3 | +9.5% | 12 |
| 2024 | 109.2 | -6.1% | 12 |
| 2025 | 100.7 | -7.8% | 12 |
| 2026 | 106.1 | +5.4% | 9 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Frequently asked questions
- How much have tablet device prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of September 2026, +28.7% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have tablet device prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +29.2% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 125.7.
- When were tablet device prices in Japan at their highest?
- Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 125.7 — 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).