How much does dried whitebait cost in Japan?

¥729 per 100 g, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest dried whitebait?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kawaguchi was cheapest at ¥473 and Osaka the most expensive at ¥1,064.

How much have dried whitebait prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +6.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have dried whitebait prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+52.2% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 151.3.

When were dried whitebait prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 152.3 in April 2026. The latest reading is -0.7% against that peak.

What is the difference between the index and the yen price?

This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).

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Dried whitebait price in Japan

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Average retail price

¥729per 100 g+5.0% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 並

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥473 Kawaguchi
Priciest surveyed city: ¥1,064 Osaka

Price in your city:

¥829per 100 g+13.7% vs national average#48 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per 100 g
1	Miyazaki	¥473
2	Sagamihara	¥498
3	Tsu	¥528
4	Fukushima	¥537
5	Yamagata	¥543
6	Tokushima	¥576
7	Mito	¥592
8	Nagasaki	¥599
9	Hiroshima	¥608
10	Hamamatsu	¥612
11	Kagoshima	¥620
12	Gifu	¥631
13	Fukui	¥637
14	Kumamoto	¥637
15	Shizuoka	¥640
16	Wakayama	¥643
17	Morioka	¥651
18	Utsunomiya	¥652
19	Matsuyama	¥675
20	Nagoya	¥685
21	Sendai	¥686
22	Nara	¥687
23	Yokohama	¥706
24	Sapporo	¥707
25	Saga	¥707
26	Kochi	¥717
27	Sakai	¥729
28	Naha	¥737
29	Matsue	¥739
30	Aomori	¥740
31	Kanazawa	¥746
32	Kawasaki	¥747
33	Nagano	¥754
34	Okayama	¥754
35	Yamaguchi	¥763
36	Chiba	¥773
37	Kitakyushu	¥788
38	Kobe	¥791
39	Kyoto	¥792
40	Akita	¥793
41	Saitama	¥795
42	Maebashi	¥797
43	Takamatsu	¥803
44	Oita	¥807
45	Niigata	¥812
46	Otsu	¥816
47	Tottori	¥816
48	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥829
49	Fukuoka	¥831
50	Kofu	¥870
51	Toyama	¥906
52	Osaka	¥1,064

Retail price survey conducted by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. This is a survey average, not a shop price — actual prices vary by store. 総務省統計局小売物価統計調査 · Surveyed items and specifications

Key facts

Dried whitebait costs ¥729 per 100 g in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 5.0% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for dried whitebait reads 151.3 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 6.9% year on year and up 52.2% over five years.

Dried whitebait sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 152.3 in April 2026 and bottomed at 14.4 in June 1970; the latest reading is -0.7% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +89.6%.

Latest CPI

151.3

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+6.9%

5y change %

+52.2%

Change since 1970-01

+731.3%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Dried whitebait in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	78.5	+5.5%	12
2016	80.0	+1.9%	12
2017	82.5	+3.1%	12
2018	96.2	+16.6%	12
2019	100.4	+4.4%	12
2020	100.0	-0.4%	12
2021	99.4	-0.6%	12
2022	99.9	+0.5%	12
2023	126.4	+26.5%	12
2024	134.2	+6.2%	12
2025	138.7	+3.4%	12
2026	150.9	+8.8%	9

Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥729
2026-08	¥733
2026-07	¥731
2026-06	¥730
2026-05	¥725
2026-04	¥733
2026-03	¥733
2026-02	¥728
2026-01	¥727
2025-12	¥723
2025-11	¥716
2025-10	¥708
2025-09	¥695

Frequently asked questions

How much does dried whitebait cost in Japan?: ¥729 per 100 g, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest dried whitebait?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kawaguchi was cheapest at ¥473 and Osaka the most expensive at ¥1,064.
How much have dried whitebait prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +6.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have dried whitebait prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +52.2% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 151.3.
When were dried whitebait prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 152.3 in April 2026. The latest reading is -0.7% against that peak.
What is the difference between the index and the yen price?: This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).