Persimmon
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥506 Takamatsu
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥908 Nagaoka
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
Persimmon costs ¥714 per kg in Japan as of December 2025 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities. Measured as an index, the official CPI for persimmon reads 129.9 (2020 = 100) in December 2025, down 11.6% year on year and up 14.8% over five years.
Persimmon sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 173 monthly observations from January 1970 to December 2025. The series peaked at 147.0 in December 2024 and bottomed at 23.8 in November 1970; the latest reading is -11.6% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +35.7%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 82.7 | -6.2% | 3 |
| 2015 | 85.2 | +3.0% | 3 |
| 2016 | 91.4 | +7.3% | 3 |
| 2017 | 87.9 | -3.8% | 3 |
| 2018 | 95.3 | +8.4% | 3 |
| 2019 | 93.6 | -1.8% | 3 |
| 2020 | 102.6 | +9.6% | 3 |
| 2021 | 110.5 | +7.7% | 3 |
| 2022 | 97.5 | -11.8% | 3 |
| 2023 | 119.6 | +22.7% | 3 |
| 2024 | 137.2 | +14.7% | 3 |
| 2025 | 124.9 | -9.0% | 3 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2025-12 | ¥714 |
|---|---|
| 2025-11 | ¥662 |
| 2025-10 | ¥729 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does persimmon cost in Japan?
- ¥714 per kg, as of December 2025 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest persimmon?
- Among the surveyed cities in December 2025, Takamatsu was cheapest at ¥506 and Nagaoka the most expensive at ¥908.
- How much have persimmon prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of December 2025, -11.6% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have persimmon prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +14.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 129.9.
- When were persimmon prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 147.0 in December 2024. The latest reading is -11.6% 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).