Consumer Price Index (all items less fresh food, seasonally adjusted) Lagging
Agency：Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
102→
Month 2026-08 ・ MoM +0.10% ・ YoY +1.69%
Growth strengthening
Retail Trade
Statistics related to this sector
Why it is related：Shows up in shelf prices and in the nominal value of retail sales
Family Income and Expenditure Survey: Consumption Expenditures (two-or-more-person households, nominal)
Agency：Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
301245↑
Month 2026-07 ・ MoM +3.56% ・ YoY -1.46%
Decline deepening
Why it is related：Household spending underpins retail sales
Current Survey of Commerce: Retail Sales Index (seasonally adjusted) Coincident
Agency：Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
118.5↑
Month 2026-07 ・ MoM +2.07% ・ YoY +3.67%
Growth strengthening
Why it is related：Measures retail sales directly (department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, drugstores, automobiles and more)
Economy Watchers Survey: Current Conditions DI (seasonally adjusted)
Agency：Cabinet Office
46.4↑
Month 2026-08 ・ Month-on-month difference +0.70 pt ・ Year-on-year difference -0.30 pt
Decline easing
Why it is related：Many respondents work in retail, such as shopping streets, supermarkets and department stores
Economy Watchers Survey: Future Conditions DI (seasonally adjusted)
Agency：Cabinet Office
48.3↑
Month 2026-08 ・ Month-on-month difference +2.50 pt ・ Year-on-year difference +0.70 pt
Decline easing
Why it is related：How retail workers see the economy two to three months ahead
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