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Food Price Hikes Set to Top 10,000 Items Annually for the Fifth Straight Year in 2026—Consumer Prices Up 1.4% Year-on-Year
Related terms: データの分析 基準値と指数 変化率と割合 CPI=113.0（2020年=100） 前年比+1.4%
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According to a tally by Teikoku Databank, the number of food items with confirmed price increases for 2026 reached 9,361 for the January-October period, putting the annual total on track to exceed 10,000 items for the fifth consecutive year, possibly by June. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' Consumer Price Index (CPI), with 2020 as the base of 100, stood at 113.0, up 1.4% from the same month a year earlier. An example for learning how to read statistics.
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According to a tally by Teikoku Databank, the number of food items with confirmed price increases for 2026 reached 9,361 for the January-October period, putting the annual total on track to exceed 10,000 items for the fifth consecutive year, possibly by June. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' Consumer Price Index (CPI), with 2020 as the base of 100, stood at 113.0, up 1.4% from the same month a year earlier. An example for learning how to read statistics.
Source: www.tdb.co.jp