Passenger car registrations, change on a year earlier, seasonally adjusted (OECD): Japan
The latest reading SOTW holds for Japan is 3.13% y/y for 2026-09, from OECD.
Source series · Listed tier · Economy · Monthly · % y/y · OECD.L.KEI.CARS.YOY.M · JPN
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 3.13
- % y/y · 2026-09
- Previous
- 8.36
- % y/y · 2026-08
- Oldest shown
- 2.29
- % y/y · 2016-10
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
Japan · history
% y/y · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% y/y) |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 3.13 |
| 2026-08 | 8.36 |
| 2026-07 | 9.93 |
| 2026-06 | 11.57 |
| 2026-05 | 6.44 |
| 2026-04 | 16.55 |
| 2026-03 | -8.76 |
| 2026-02 | -9.68 |
| 2026-01 | -6.10 |
| 2025-12 | -2.89 |
| 2025-11 | -7.40 |
| 2025-10 | -8.00 |
| 2025-09 | -5.92 |
| 2025-08 | -9.44 |
| 2025-07 | -4.28 |
| 2025-06 | 0.41 |
| 2025-05 | 1.47 |
| 2025-04 | 4.59 |
| 2025-03 | 8.67 |
| 2025-02 | 20.41 |
| 2025-01 | 12.13 |
| 2024-12 | -8.85 |
| 2024-11 | 0.57 |
| 2024-10 | 4.99 |
| 2024-09 | 1.62 |
| 2024-08 | 0.77 |
| 2024-07 | -0.19 |
| 2024-06 | -4.32 |
| 2024-05 | -2.79 |
| 2024-04 | -10.11 |
| 2024-03 | -14.32 |
| 2024-02 | -17.89 |
| 2024-01 | -6.62 |
| 2023-12 | 14.49 |
| 2023-11 | 16.40 |
| 2023-10 | 11.76 |
| 2023-09 | 15.51 |
| 2023-08 | 19.09 |
| 2023-07 | 18.11 |
| 2023-06 | 32.97 |
| 2023-05 | 28.78 |
| 2023-04 | 26.36 |
| 2023-03 | 18.02 |
| 2023-02 | 28.23 |
| 2023-01 | 8.31 |
| 2022-12 | -2.62 |
| 2022-11 | 1.53 |
| 2022-10 | 21.95 |
| 2022-09 | 25.85 |
| 2022-08 | -13.58 |
| 2022-07 | -10.90 |
| 2022-06 | -14.28 |
| 2022-05 | -19.20 |
| 2022-04 | -15.85 |
| 2022-03 | -12.07 |
| 2022-02 | -18.51 |
| 2022-01 | -13.71 |
| 2021-12 | -8.29 |
| 2021-11 | -16.02 |
| 2021-10 | -31.93 |
| 2021-09 | -32.11 |
| 2021-08 | 1.42 |
| 2021-07 | 3.89 |
| 2021-06 | 9.66 |
| 2021-05 | 35.28 |
| 2021-04 | 24.61 |
| 2021-03 | 2.05 |
| 2021-02 | -0.01 |
| 2021-01 | 10.57 |
| 2020-12 | 6.68 |
| 2020-11 | 4.99 |
| 2020-10 | 34.84 |
| 2020-09 | -17.18 |
| 2020-08 | -15.06 |
| 2020-07 | -19.52 |
| 2020-06 | -28.25 |
| 2020-05 | -38.94 |
| 2020-04 | -28.22 |
| 2020-03 | -10.59 |
| 2020-02 | -12.01 |
| 2020-01 | -12.38 |
| 2019-12 | -11.04 |
| 2019-11 | -14.25 |
| 2019-10 | -28.60 |
| 2019-09 | 11.38 |
| 2019-08 | 1.93 |
| 2019-07 | 3.76 |
| 2019-06 | 1.15 |
| 2019-05 | 6.41 |
| 2019-04 | 0.33 |
| 2019-03 | -2.98 |
| 2019-02 | 1.65 |
| 2019-01 | 0.97 |
| 2018-12 | -6.55 |
| 2018-11 | 6.30 |
| 2018-10 | 9.92 |
| 2018-09 | -2.56 |
| 2018-08 | 1.61 |
| 2018-07 | 0.74 |
| 2018-06 | -5.72 |
| 2018-05 | -2.44 |
| 2018-04 | -4.06 |
| 2018-03 | -1.61 |
| 2018-02 | -3.85 |
| 2018-01 | -7.37 |
| 2017-12 | 0.69 |
| 2017-11 | -6.79 |
| 2017-10 | -7.13 |
| 2017-09 | 4.05 |
| 2017-08 | 2.31 |
| 2017-07 | -0.55 |
| 2017-06 | 10.35 |
| 2017-05 | 4.37 |
| 2017-04 | 6.59 |
| 2017-03 | 16.82 |
| 2017-02 | 20.65 |
| 2017-01 | 7.66 |
| 2016-12 | 11.44 |
| 2016-11 | 13.04 |
| 2016-10 | 2.29 |
Source: OECD. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-10 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.