# Japan CPI — Clothes & Footwear (2025=100 index)

Japan CPI — Clothes & Footwear (2025=100 index) was up 1.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 102.4 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.3% (Sep 2017) to 4.3% (Aug 2023), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: Statistics Bureau of Japan (e-Stat)
- Makrognosis code: `JP.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-CLOTHING`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (309 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/japan/cpi-clothes-and-footwear-2025-100-index

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 102.4 | 1.2 |
| August 2026 | 100.1 | 1.5 |
| July 2026 | 100.5 | 1.1 |
| June 2026 | 101.6 | 1.4 |
| May 2026 | 101.7 | 1.3 |
| April 2026 | 101.7 | 1.3 |
| March 2026 | 100.8 | 1.7 |
| February 2026 | 99.90 | 1.7 |
| January 2026 | 99.90 | −0.10 |
| December 2025 | 101.2 | 1.7 |
| November 2025 | 101.7 | 1.9 |
| October 2025 | 101.5 | 2.4 |
| September 2025 | 101.2 | 2.4 |
| August 2025 | 98.60 | 3.0 |
| July 2025 | 99.40 | 3.0 |
| June 2025 | 100.2 | 2.7 |
| May 2025 | 100.4 | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 100.4 | 2.7 |
| March 2025 | 99.10 | 2.9 |
| February 2025 | 98.20 | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 100.0 | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 99.50 | 2.9 |
| November 2024 | 99.80 | 2.6 |
| October 2024 | 99.10 | 2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-CLOTHING"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.CPI.M.NSA.GRP-CLOTHING",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```