Culture & recreation · code 9205
Newspaper (national)
新聞代（全国紙）
Key facts
As of August 2026, newspaper (national) prices in Japan are flat year on year and up 13.0% over five years. The official consumer price index stands at 117.9 (2020 = 100), up 30.6% versus January 1995, when the series begins.
Newspaper (national) sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 380 monthly observations from January 1995 to August 2026. The series peaked at 117.9 in January 2025 and bottomed at 90.3 in January 1995; the latest reading is 0.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +24.0%.
Latest CPI
117.9
2026-08 (2020=100)
YoY %
0.0%
5y change %
+13.0%
Change since 1995-01
+30.6%
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 95.1 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2016 | 95.1 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2017 | 95.3 | +0.2% | 12 |
| 2018 | 96.3 | +1.0% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100.0 | +3.8% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2021 | 102.1 | +2.1% | 12 |
| 2022 | 104.3 | +2.2% | 12 |
| 2023 | 109.6 | +5.1% | 12 |
| 2024 | 113.1 | +3.2% | 12 |
| 2025 | 117.9 | +4.2% | 12 |
| 2026 | 117.9 | 0.0% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Frequently asked questions
- How much have newspaper (national) 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 newspaper (national) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +13.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 117.9.
- When were newspaper (national) prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 117.9 in January 2025. 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).