# Japan CPI — Communication (2025=100 index)

Japan CPI — Communication (2025=100 index) was up 3.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 105.7 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.3% (Dec 2021) to 8.9% (Apr 2026), averaging −2.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 105.7 | 3.0 |
| August 2026 | 105.9 | 2.9 |
| July 2026 | 106.2 | 3.8 |
| June 2026 | 106.1 | 4.1 |
| May 2026 | 104.3 | 8.6 |
| April 2026 | 104.5 | 8.9 |
| March 2026 | 103.8 | 8.7 |
| February 2026 | 103.8 | 8.6 |
| January 2026 | 103.7 | 3.7 |
| December 2025 | 103.8 | 6.9 |
| November 2025 | 103.7 | 7.7 |
| October 2025 | 103.9 | 8.2 |
| September 2025 | 102.6 | 7.5 |
| August 2025 | 102.9 | 7.5 |
| July 2025 | 102.3 | 6.7 |
| June 2025 | 101.9 | 6.4 |
| May 2025 | 96.00 | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 96.00 | 0.0 |
| March 2025 | 95.50 | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 95.60 | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 100.0 | 4.2 |
| December 2024 | 97.10 | −2.1 |
| November 2024 | 96.30 | −3.0 |
| October 2024 | 96.00 | −3.4 |

## API

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

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