Culture & recreation · code 9226
Monthly magazine
月刊誌
Key facts
As of August 2026, monthly magazine prices in Japan are up 3.0% year on year and up 22.8% over five years. The official consumer price index stands at 125.4 (2020 = 100), up 61.8% versus January 2010, when the series begins.
Monthly magazine sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 200 monthly observations from January 2010 to August 2026. The series peaked at 128.6 in June 2026 and bottomed at 76.5 in March 2010; the latest reading is -2.5% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +43.6%.
Latest CPI
125.4
2026-08 (2020=100)
YoY %
+3.0%
5y change %
+22.8%
Change since 2010-01
+61.8%
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 83.7 | +1.8% | 12 |
| 2016 | 86.1 | +2.9% | 12 |
| 2017 | 88.5 | +2.8% | 12 |
| 2018 | 90.7 | +2.5% | 12 |
| 2019 | 94.9 | +4.6% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +5.4% | 12 |
| 2021 | 103.2 | +3.2% | 12 |
| 2022 | 106.0 | +2.7% | 12 |
| 2023 | 112.9 | +6.5% | 12 |
| 2024 | 119.7 | +6.0% | 12 |
| 2025 | 121.5 | +1.5% | 12 |
| 2026 | 126.0 | +3.7% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Frequently asked questions
- How much have monthly magazine prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +3.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have monthly magazine prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +22.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 125.4.
- When were monthly magazine prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 128.6 in June 2026. The latest reading is -2.5% 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).