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Tokyo core inflation rose to 2.7% in September

Consumer prices across Tokyo's 23 wards rose 2.7% year over year in September. The index excluding fresh food also increased 2.7%, while the measure excluding fresh food and energy rose 3.0%.

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In preliminary data published on October 2, Japan's Statistics Bureau said the all-items consumer price index for Tokyo's 23 wards rose 2.7% year over year in September, reaching 102.5 on a 2025=100 basis. The index excluding fresh food also rose 2.7% over the year.

The index excluding fresh food and energy increased 3.0% year over year. The seasonally adjusted all-items index was up 0.6% from August. These are preliminary results for the Tokyo ward area, not the final September CPI for Japan as a whole.

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Tokyo consumer price indicators

Preliminary September 2026 price-index changes for Tokyo's 23 wards.

All-items consumer price index, 2025=100
102.5 index points
2026-09 · Observed
All-items CPI, year-over-year change
2.7 percent
2026-09 · Observed
CPI excluding fresh food, year-over-year change
2.7 percent
2026-09 · Observed
CPI excluding fresh food and energy, year-over-year change
3 percent
2026-09 · Observed
All-items CPI, seasonally adjusted monthly change
0.6 percent
2026-09 · Observed
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Transcribes the Statistics Bureau's preliminary Tokyo-ward CPI release on a 2025=100 basis. Year-over-year rates compare with September 2025; the seasonally adjusted monthly rate compares with August 2026.

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