Preview: Forecasters See Japan’s Tokyo CPI Up to +1.8% in June amid Rising Import Costs
Friday, July 31, 2026 0830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Thursday, July 30) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases July Tokyo CPI.Mace News median: total CPI +1.8% y/y (range: +1.8% to +1.9%) vs. June +1.7%; core CPI (ex-fresh food) +1.8% (range: +1.7% to +1.8%) vs. June +1.6%; core-core CPI (ex-fresh food, energy) +2.0% (range: […]
Japan Government Keeps Gradual Economic Recovery View as Fuel Subsides Cap Inflation, Spreading Wage Hikes Prop Up Confidence
–Government Continues to Warn About Mideast Conflict: It May Cause Widespread Consumer Goods Markups Beyond Energy Prices By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japan’s government remains confident that its fuel and utility subsidies as well as solid wage hikes by many firms should support the economy’s gradual recovery from the pandemic slump while warning that higher […]
Preview: Japan Core CPI Expected to Pick Up Steam in June Report
Consensus outlook for Mace NewsFriday, July 24 20260830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Thursday, July 23) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases June CPI.Mace News median: total CPI +1.6% y/y (range: +1.6% to +1.7%) vs. May +1.5%; core CPI (ex-fresh food) +1.6% y/y (range: +1.5% to +1.7%) vs. May +1.4%; core-core CPI (ex-fresh food, […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan Tokyo CPI Accelerating in June as Commodity Prices Rise
By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Tokyo’s consumer price index, a leading indicator of the national inflation trend, is expected to accelerate in June, reflecting higher energy costs and supply concerns surrounding naphtha, other oil products and chemicals amid heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East following the conflict involving the United States and Iran. […]
Update: Japan Week Ahead: Markets Look for Signs of Follow-Up BOJ Move in A Few Months After Milestone Rate Hike in June, Warning about Inflation
–Updates to Show New Date for Monthly Economic Report –June Tokyo CPI Inflation Seen Accelerating on Rising Costs for Plastics, Other Goods amid Mideast Materials Supply Squeeze but Still Below 2% BOJ Target By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Financial markets are expected to be volatile in the coming week after Iran announced on the weekend […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan Core CPI Inflation Low and Stable in May Report
Consensus outlook for Mace News0830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Thursday, June 18) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases May CPI.Mace News median: total CPI +1.5% y/y (range: +1.4% to +1.6%) vs. Apr +1.4%; core CPI (ex-fresh food) +1.4% y/y (range: +1.4% to +1.5%) vs. Apr +1.4%; core-core CPI (ex-fresh food, energy) +1.9% y/y […]
Japan Week Ahead: BOJ Looks Set for 5th Rate Hike in Current Cycle Started in March 2024 as Previously Cautious Governor Points to Upside Inflation Risks
–May Trade to Show Solid Exports, April Machinery Orders Seen Flat with Slight Dip, CPI Inflation Tame on Energy Subsidies, Free High School Education By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese events for the coming week. It appears to be a done deal for the Bank of Japan’s sometimes divided policy board. […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan Tokyo CPI Restrained Again in May
Friday, May 29, 2026 0830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Thursday, May 28) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases May Tokyo CPI.Mace News median: total CPI +1.6% y/y (range: +1.5% to +1.7%) vs. Apr +1.5%; core CPI (ex-fresh food) +1.5% (range: +1.4% to +1.7%) vs. Apr +1.5%; core-core CPI (ex-fresh food, energy) +1.9% (range: […]
Japan Week Ahead: Consumer Inflation in Capital, Jobless Rate Seen Tame, Iran War Squeezing Factory Output, Retail Sales Sluggish on Falling Real Wages
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese events for the coming week. The preliminary GDP data for the January-March quarter released last week showed the economy has overcome a temporary contraction recorded in July-September last year, thanks to rebounds in net exports and public works as well as sluggish but resilient private […]
Preview: Forecasters See Japan CPI Slowing in April as Government Softens Gas Price Blow
0830 JST (2330 GMT/1930 EDT Thursday, May 21) The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases April CPI.Mace News median: total CPI +1.8% y/y (range: +1.6% to +1.9%) vs. Mar +1.5%; core CPI (ex-fresh food) +1.7% y/y (range: +1.5% to +1.8%) vs. Mar +1.8%; core-core CPI (ex-fresh food, energy) +2.2% y/y (range +1.9% to +2.3%) […]