# Japan CPI — Fuel, Light & Water Charges (2025=100 index)

Japan CPI — Fuel, Light & Water Charges (2025=100 index) was up 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 97.00 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.3% (Sep 2023) to 16.4% (Mar 2022), averaging 2.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 97.00 | 0.9 |
| August 2026 | 97.20 | −0.3 |
| July 2026 | 102.7 | 0.7 |
| June 2026 | 102.4 | −0.5 |
| May 2026 | 102.3 | −1.5 |
| April 2026 | 99.10 | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 92.70 | −5.3 |
| February 2026 | 92.00 | −5.7 |
| January 2026 | 100.6 | 0.6 |
| December 2025 | 100.9 | −1.2 |
| November 2025 | 101.0 | 3.2 |
| October 2025 | 97.10 | 2.1 |
| September 2025 | 96.10 | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 97.50 | −4.2 |
| July 2025 | 102.0 | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 102.9 | 3.6 |
| May 2025 | 103.9 | 7.9 |
| April 2025 | 100.9 | 8.4 |
| March 2025 | 97.90 | 5.6 |
| February 2025 | 97.60 | 6.2 |
| January 2025 | 100.0 | 3.5 |
| December 2024 | 102.1 | 11.5 |
| November 2024 | 97.90 | 6.8 |
| October 2024 | 95.10 | 3.1 |

## API

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

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