Note: Figures for the United States are for the CPI for all items. Those for Japan are for the CPI for all items excluding fresh food. Sources: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications; BLS. 5  II.
Toward Achieving the Price Stability Target of 2 Percent in a Sustainable and Stable Manner  Chart 6  Illustration of a Kinked Demand Curve Relative price Traditional demand curve  Kinked demand curve  Demand and price at the moment  Demand  6  Chart 7  II.