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Japan Core CPI YoY Inflation – Sep 18, 2026: 1.8

Official release row with the realised value, prior value, forecast field, exact announcement timestamp, and series chart in one canonical workspace.

Actual
1.8
Previous
1.8
Forecast
--
Surprise
--
Release time
2026-09-18 11:00 Asia/Tokyo

2026-09-18 02:00 UTC

Last updated:

JPY Core CPI YoY release chart

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Japan Core CPI YoY chart through 2026-08-31
JPY Core CPI YoY readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 1.8.

JPY Core CPI YoY release context

The official Core CPI inflation YoY row printed 1.8 for 2026-08-31. The previous value was 1.8 and the forecast field was --.

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Release data snapshot

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Public release ID jpy_core_inflation_2026-09-18
API announcement ID jpy_core_inflation_2026-08-31
Release time
2026-09-18 02:00 UTC
Reference period 2026-08-31
Actual value 1.8
Previous value 1.8
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1789696818

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Common questions about this release

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What did Japan Core Inflation come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Japan Core Inflation was 1.8% year on year in August 2026. The previous reading was 1.8%.

When was this Japan Core Inflation release published?

This release was published on Sep 18, 2026 at 11:00 Asia/Tokyo.

When is the next Japan Core Inflation release?

The next Japan Core Inflation release is scheduled for Oct 23, 2026 at 08:30 Asia/Tokyo.

What is the official source for Japan Core Inflation?

Statistics Bureau publishes the official Core Inflation series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

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  "announcement_datetime": 1789696818,
  "announcement_id": "jpy_core_inflation_2026-08-31",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-09-18T02:00:18.437640Z",
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  "date": "2026-08-31",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 9018437.64,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1789696818437640200,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1789687800,
  "previous_value": 1.8,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1789696818,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 9018437.64,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789696818437640200,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1789687800,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 1.8,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 1.8,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}