# Japan CPI: ex fresh food & energy (core-core, 2025=100)

Japan CPI: ex fresh food & energy (core-core, 2025=100) was up 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 102.8 (index 2025=100).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.0% (Feb 2022) to 4.3% (Jul 2023), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: Statistics Bureau of Japan (e-Stat)
- Makrognosis code: `JP.CPICORE2.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index 2025=100
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/japan/cpi-ex-fresh-food-and-energy-core-core-2025-100

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 102.8 | 2.4 |
| August 2026 | 102.5 | 2.0 |
| July 2026 | 102.1 | 1.9 |
| June 2026 | 101.7 | 1.7 |
| May 2026 | 101.6 | 1.8 |
| April 2026 | 101.4 | 1.9 |
| March 2026 | 101.4 | 2.4 |
| February 2026 | 101.1 | 2.4 |
| January 2026 | 101.0 | 1.0 |
| December 2025 | 101.1 | 2.8 |
| November 2025 | 101.2 | 3.0 |
| October 2025 | 101.1 | 3.1 |
| September 2025 | 100.4 | 3.0 |
| August 2025 | 100.5 | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 100.2 | 3.4 |
| June 2025 | 100.0 | 3.4 |
| May 2025 | 99.80 | 3.3 |
| April 2025 | 99.50 | 3.1 |
| March 2025 | 99.00 | 2.8 |
| February 2025 | 98.70 | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 100.0 | 3.0 |
| December 2024 | 98.30 | 2.4 |
| November 2024 | 98.30 | 2.4 |
| October 2024 | 98.10 | 2.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.CPICORE2.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.CPICORE2.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```