Macro & Inflation price indices for Japan
17 official price series covering 11 subcategories in Japan. Sources: FRED, EIA, USDA, DBnomics. Latest data: 2026-03-01.
Macro & Inflation indices for Japan cover 17 series across CPI, PPI, Import Prices. Latest data: 2026-03-01. OECD ULC, Construction (Japan) leads the upside at +9.0% over the past month, +5.2% year on year. OECD ULC, Wholesale & Retail Trade (Japan) has moved the other direction at -6.8% over the same window. For procurement teams sourcing macro & inflation inputs in or from Japan, the table below carries the full series, source IDs, and frequencies so you can pull the raw data into a negotiation model or supplier benchmarking view.
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Indices and recent changes
Ranked by 1-month change. Click any row for full chart and forecast.
| Index | Current | 1M | 3M | 12M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OECD ULC, Construction (Japan) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 121.95 | +9.0% | +9.4% | +5.2% |
| OECD ULC, Information & Communication (Japan) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 129.84 | +6.0% | +13.8% | +37.4% |
| OECD Unit Labour Cost, Manufacturing (Japan) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 98.8 | +2.9% | -3.6% | +1.8% |
| OECD Labour Compensation per Hour, Manufacturing (Japan) Labour Compensation · Index (2015=100) | 113.22 | +2.0% | +4.9% | +17.0% |
| OECD Unit Labour Cost, Industry B-E (Japan) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 98.28 | +1.9% | -3.6% | +2.5% |
| OECD Manufacturing Hourly Earnings Index (Japan) Labour Cost · Index | 114.6 | +1.2% | +3.7% | +10.2% |
| OECD Average Annual Wage (USD-PPP, Japan) Wages · USD-PPP per year | 49,445.91 | +0.6% | -3.3% | -0.4% |
| OECD Real Minimum Wage (USD-PPP, hourly, Japan) Minimum Wage · USD-PPP per hour | 9.86 | +0.3% | +2.1% | +18.9% |
| OECD Composite Leading Indicator (Japan) Leading Indicator · Index (LT avg=100) | 100.25 | +0.1% | +0.2% | +0.8% |
| OECD Unit Labour Cost, Total Economy (Japan) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 107.61 | -0.3% | +1.7% | +4.9% |
| WB GDP per Capita, USD (Japan) GDP · USD | 33,834.39 | -0.5% | -15.5% | -30.6% |
| OECD ULC, Wholesale & Retail Trade (Japan) Unit Labour Cost · Index (2015=100) | 113.25 | -6.8% | +5.3% | +6.5% |
| CPI: All Items (Japan) CPI · Index | — | — | — | — |
| PPI: Industry (Japan) PPI · Index | — | — | — | — |
| Import Prices (Japan) Import Prices · Index | — | — | — | — |
| JPY/USD Exchange Rate FX · Rate | — | — | — | — |
| JPY/USD Exchange Rate (Monthly) FX · Rate | — | — | — | — |
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Data is refreshed on source release. FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), EIA (US Energy Information Administration), USDA NASS, and DBnomics aggregate official series from 90+ statistical agencies. All series IDs shown above can be retrieved via the free ProcureIndex API: /docs. Methodology and freshness logic at /docs/sources.