11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  Chart 3  Japan's CPI (Less Fresh Food) 2  y/y % chg.  2015-base  1  0  -1  Mobile phone charges Effects of the "Go To Travel" campaign Effects of the consumption tax hike and free education policies  2020-base  Energy  -2  Excluding the above factors CPI (less fresh food)  -3  CY 1 6  1 7  1 8  1 9  2 0  2 1  Notes: 1.
Energy consists of petroleum products (gasoline, kerosene, and liquefied propane), electricity, and manufactured and piped gas charges. 2. Figures for the "effects of the consumption tax hikes and free education policies" from April 2020 onward are based on staff estimations and include the effects of measures such as free higher education introduced in April 2020. Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.