24.02.202623:50:00UTC+00Japan’s Corporate Service Prices Hold Steady at 2.6% YoY, Signaling Stable Cost Pressures

Japan’s Corporate Services Price Index (CSPI) rose 2.6% year-over-year in the latest reading, unchanged from the previous 2.6% pace, according to data updated on 24 February 2026. The indicator tracks price changes for services provided between businesses and is viewed as a key gauge of underlying cost pressures in the corporate sector.

The flat reading suggests that service-sector inflation in Japan is holding at a stable level rather than accelerating or easing. On a year-over-year basis, the current figure reflects the same rate of increase as the prior month, indicating that the cost environment for corporate services has remained broadly consistent compared with a year earlier.

For investors and policymakers, the steady CSPI underscores a relatively predictable backdrop for business input costs, with no fresh signal—either of mounting inflationary pressure or of a sharp slowdown—coming from Japan’s corporate service prices at this time.