Japan Inflation Rate in 1978
Inflation rate in Japan was 3.87% in 1978. That is 1.17 less than it was in the preceding 1977 and 1.79% less than in the following year of 1979.
Month over month inflation rate is calculated for just the subject month itself - from the first to the last day of that month:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month to month, % | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.92 | 1.06 | 0.60 | -0.45 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.04 | 0.30 | -1.03 | -0.15 | 3.87 |
Year to year inflation rate is calculated for 12 months: 11 months preceding the subject one and the subject month itself:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year over year (12 months), % | 4.51 | 4.49 | 4.94 | 4.23 | 3.88 | 3.90 | 4.54 | 4.69 | 4.15 | 3.66 | 3.70 | 3.87 | 3.87 |
Progressive inflation rate is an incremental year to date inflation that sums rates from the beginning of the calendar year to the end of the subject month:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive (year to date), % | 0.46 | 0.93 | 1.86 | 2.94 | 3.56 | 3.10 | 3.41 | 3.72 | 4.80 | 5.11 | 4.02 | 3.87 | 3.87 |
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