# Japan CPI — Medical Care (2025=100 index)

Japan CPI — Medical Care (2025=100 index) was up 2.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 103.4 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.8% (Feb 2021) to 3.0% (Aug 2026), averaging 0.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 103.4 | 2.9 |
| August 2026 | 103.3 | 3.0 |
| July 2026 | 102.5 | 2.1 |
| June 2026 | 102.0 | 1.6 |
| May 2026 | 100.6 | 0.3 |
| April 2026 | 100.4 | 0.4 |
| March 2026 | 100.7 | 1.9 |
| February 2026 | 100.6 | 2.0 |
| January 2026 | 100.6 | 0.6 |
| December 2025 | 100.6 | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 100.7 | 1.2 |
| October 2025 | 100.6 | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 100.5 | 1.5 |
| August 2025 | 100.3 | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 100.4 | 1.8 |
| June 2025 | 100.4 | 1.9 |
| May 2025 | 100.3 | 2.3 |
| April 2025 | 100.0 | 2.4 |
| March 2025 | 98.80 | 0.8 |
| February 2025 | 98.60 | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 100.0 | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 99.50 | 1.7 |
| November 2024 | 99.50 | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 99.40 | 1.7 |

## API

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

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