Japan Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.4% (2008 est.)
0.1% (2007 est.)

Year	Inflation rate (consumer prices)	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	-.90 %	215		2002 est.
2004	-.30 %	210	-66.67 %	2003 est.
2005	-.10 %	6	-66.67 %	2004 est.
2006	-.30 %	7	200.00 %	2005 est.
2007	.30 %	9	-200.00 %	2006 est.
2008	.10 %	5	-66.67 %	2007 est.
2009	1.40 %	10	1,300.00 %	2008 est.

Definition: This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009

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Equivalent Data From the International Monetary Fund

Variable: Inflation, average consumer prices

Note: Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Units: Annual percent change

Country-specific Note: See notes for: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index, 2000=100).

Source: International Monetary Fund - 2009 World Economic Outlook

Year	Inflation, average consumer prices	Percent Change
1980	7.808
1981	4.912	-37.09 %
1982	2.739	-44.24 %
1983	1.891	-30.96 %
1984	2.251	19.04 %
1985	2.047	-9.06 %
1986	0.615	-69.96 %
1987	0.122	-80.16 %
1988	0.648	431.15 %
1989	2.24	245.68 %
1990	3.067	36.92 %
1991	3.401	10.89 %
1992	1.644	-51.66 %
1993	1.314	-20.07 %
1994	0.599	-54.41 %
1995	-0.099	-116.53 %
1996	0.099	-200.00 %
1997	1.885	1,804.04 %
1998	0.584	-69.02 %
1999	-0.29	-149.66 %
2000	-0.777	167.93 %
2001	-0.685	-11.84 %
2002	-0.887	29.49 %
2003	-0.298	-66.40 %
2004	0	-100.00 %
2005	-0.299	-Infinity
2006	0.3	-200.33 %
2007	0	-100.00 %
2008	1.396	Infinity
2009	-1.134	-181.23 %