Salad dressing
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥344 Gifu
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥440 Nagasaki
The surveyed product specification changed in January 2026, so figures before that month are for a different product and are not comparable (¥250 → ¥404). Year-on-year change is withheld until 12 months of the new specification are available.
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
Salad dressing costs ¥402 per unit in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities. Measured as an index, the official CPI for salad dressing reads 112.7 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 10.1% year on year and up 14.5% over five years.
Salad dressing sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 200 monthly observations from January 2010 to August 2026. The series peaked at 113.8 in February 2026 and bottomed at 91.7 in January 2014; the latest reading is -1.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +12.9%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 101.5 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2016 | 100.1 | -1.4% | 12 |
| 2017 | 99.5 | -0.6% | 12 |
| 2018 | 102.4 | +2.9% | 12 |
| 2019 | 103.2 | +0.8% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -3.1% | 12 |
| 2021 | 98.6 | -1.4% | 12 |
| 2022 | 101.9 | +3.3% | 12 |
| 2023 | 103.1 | +1.2% | 12 |
| 2024 | 102.5 | -0.6% | 12 |
| 2025 | 104.5 | +2.0% | 12 |
| 2026 | 112.8 | +7.9% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥402 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥400 |
| 2026-06 | ¥405 |
| 2026-05 | ¥399 |
| 2026-04 | ¥404 |
| 2026-03 | ¥396 |
| 2026-02 | ¥409 |
| 2026-01 | ¥403 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does salad dressing cost in Japan?
- ¥402 per unit, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest salad dressing?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Gifu was cheapest at ¥344 and Nagasaki the most expensive at ¥440.
- How much have salad dressing prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +10.1% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have salad dressing prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +14.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 112.7.
- When were salad dressing prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 113.8 in February 2026. The latest reading is -1.0% 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).