Global Economic Analysis from www.LagunaBeachBikini.com
Table 2. Japan's Historic Consumer Price Inflation Rate (1970-2010
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
2010 -1.29% -1.10% -1.09% -1.19% -0.89%
2009 0.00% -0.10% -0.30% -0.10% -1.08% -1.76% -2.25% -2.24% -2.24% -2.53% -1.87% -1.68% -1.35%
2008 0.70% 1.01% 1.20% 0.80% 1.29% 2.00% 2.30% 2.09% 2.09% 1.68% 0.99% 0.40% 1.38%
2007 0.00% -0.20% -0.10% 0.00% 0.00% -0.20% 0.00% -0.20% -0.20% 0.30% 0.60% 0.70% 0.06%
2006 -0.10% -0.10% -0.20% -0.10% 0.10% 0.50% 0.30% 0.90% 0.60% 0.40% 0.30% 0.30% 0.24%
2005 0.20% -0.10% 0.00% 0.10% 0.10% -0.50% -0.30% -0.30% -0.30% -0.79% -0.99% -0.40% -0.27%
2004 -0.30% 0.00% -0.10% -0.40% -0.50% 0.00% -0.10% -0.20% 0.00% 0.50% 0.80% 0.20% -0.01%
2003 -0.40% -0.20% -0.10% -0.10% -0.20% -0.40% -0.20% -0.30% -0.20% 0.00% -0.50% -0.40% -0.25%
2002 -1.37% -1.57% -1.18% -1.08% -0.88% -0.69% -0.79% -0.89% -0.69% -0.89% -0.40% -0.30% -0.90%
2001 -0.39% -0.29% -0.68% -0.78% -0.78% -0.88% -0.78% -0.78% -0.78% -0.78% -0.98% -1.18% -0.76%
2000 -0.68% -0.68% -0.58% -0.77% -0.68% -0.58% -0.58% -0.49% -0.97% -1.16% -0.88% -0.49% -0.71%
1999 0.19% -0.10% -0.39% -0.10% -0.39% -0.29% -0.10% 0.29% -0.19% -0.67% -1.15% -1.06% -0.33%
1998 1.88% 1.98% 2.28% 0.39% 0.48% 0.10% -0.10% -0.29% -0.19% 0.19% 0.78% 0.58% 0.67%
1997 0.60% 0.60% 0.50% 1.98% 1.98% 2.28% 1.98% 2.18% 2.47% 2.57% 2.18% 1.88% 1.77%
1996 -0.50% -0.40% -0.10% 0.20% 0.20% 0.00% 0.40% 0.20% 0.00% 0.50% 0.50% 0.60% 0.13%
1995 0.50% 0.20% -0.30% -0.20% -0.10% 0.20% 0.10% -0.20% 0.10% -0.69% -0.69% -0.40% -0.12%
1994 1.31% 1.21% 1.31% 0.80% 0.80% 0.50% -0.20% 0.00% 0.20% 0.79% 1.00% 0.60% 0.69%
1993 1.23% 1.43% 1.22% 0.91% 0.91% 0.91% 1.93% 1.82% 1.51% 1.31% 1.01% 1.11% 1.27%
1992 1.77% 1.98% 1.97% 2.37% 2.05% 2.27% 1.65% 1.75% 2.06% 1.02% 0.61% 1.12% 1.71%
1991 4.00% 3.56% 3.66% 3.41% 3.40% 3.41% 3.52% 3.29% 2.64% 2.71% 3.03% 2.62% 3.27%
1990 3.24% 3.70% 3.68% 2.74% 2.50% 2.29% 2.29% 2.84% 2.71% 3.01% 4.02% 3.80% 3.07%
1989 1.13% 1.02% 1.01% 2.35% 2.91% 3.03% 2.92% 2.58% 2.67% 2.88% 2.22% 2.68% 2.29%
1988 0.91% 0.68% 0.68% 0.22% 0.22% 0.11% 0.57% 0.68% 0.56% 1.12% 1.12% 0.90% 0.65%
1987 -1.13% -1.01% -0.45% 0.11% 0.00% 0.34% 0.11% 0.45% 0.79% 0.68% 0.79% 0.79% 0.12%
1986 1.49% 1.84% 1.26% 1.02% 1.02% 0.57% 0.11% 0.00% 0.57% -0.22% 0.00% -0.23% 0.62%
1985 2.70% 1.63% 1.86% 2.33% 1.73% 2.56% 2.44% 3.16% 1.61% 1.71% 1.49% 1.38% 2.05%
1984 1.91% 2.88% 2.51% 2.26% 2.00% 1.78% 2.50% 1.91% 2.24% 2.22% 2.11% 2.71% 2.25%
1983 2.20% 1.96% 2.45% 2.06% 2.66% 2.05% 2.19% 1.21% 0.95% 1.42% 1.91% 1.68% 1.89%
1982 3.15% 3.16% 3.02% 2.87% 2.48% 2.35% 1.98% 3.24% 3.06% 3.18% 2.33% 2.08% 2.74%
1981 7.31% 6.31% 6.01% 4.98% 5.07% 4.79% 4.40% 4.15% 4.08% 4.07% 3.81% 4.20% 4.91%
1980 6.64% 7.81% 7.31% 8.07% 8.01% 8.27% 7.36% 8.29% 8.74% 7.67% 8.25% 7.24% 7.81%
1979 3.59% 2.67% 2.80% 2.92% 3.19% 3.78% 4.35% 3.04% 3.30% 4.29% 4.91% 5.78% 3.72%
1978 4.53% 4.50% 4.95% 4.26% 3.92% 3.93% 4.55% 4.54% 4.02% 3.55% 3.74% 3.75% 4.18%
1977 9.40% 9.34% 9.48% 8.76% 9.21% 8.54% 7.84% 8.54% 7.53% 7.82% 6.54% 5.04% 8.14%
1976 8.74% 9.28% 8.84% 9.40% 9.35% 9.53% 9.87% 9.53% 9.86% 8.67% 9.23% 10.63% 9.42%
1975 17.47% 13.95% 14.08% 13.32% 13.47% 13.01% 10.96% 9.66% 10.51% 9.70% 8.30% 7.89% 11.74%
1974 22.13% 24.80% 22.68% 23.54% 21.89% 22.39% 23.95% 23.96% 22.38% 24.64% 24.71% 21.18% 23.18%
1973 6.53% 7.06% 8.68% 9.42% 11.05% 10.74% 11.57% 12.05% 14.44% 14.05% 15.18% 18.01% 11.62%
1972 4.14% 4.73% 5.31% 5.25% 5.23% 4.91% 5.22% 5.80% 3.67% 4.23% 5.13% 5.98% 4.97%
1971 6.29% 5.96% 5.61% 5.54% 6.50% 7.12% 6.81% 7.14% 7.93% 6.61% 5.41% 4.46% 6.28%