Dashi seasoning
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥250 Niigata
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥374 Wakayama
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
Dashi seasoning costs ¥287 per 100 g in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, flat from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for dashi seasoning reads 108.4 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 0.2% year on year and up 9.7% over five years.
Dashi seasoning sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 560 monthly observations from January 1980 to August 2026. The series peaked at 117.2 in January 1994 and bottomed at 85.5 in January 2011; the latest reading is -7.5% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +9.5%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.6 | +3.2% | 12 |
| 2016 | 100.1 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2017 | 99.2 | -0.9% | 12 |
| 2018 | 98.1 | -1.1% | 12 |
| 2019 | 99.2 | +1.1% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +0.8% | 12 |
| 2021 | 98.2 | -1.8% | 12 |
| 2022 | 100.5 | +2.3% | 12 |
| 2023 | 107.3 | +6.8% | 12 |
| 2024 | 106.9 | -0.4% | 12 |
| 2025 | 107.0 | +0.1% | 12 |
| 2026 | 107.0 | 0.0% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥287 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥286 |
| 2026-06 | ¥285 |
| 2026-05 | ¥286 |
| 2026-04 | ¥286 |
| 2026-03 | ¥285 |
| 2026-02 | ¥286 |
| 2026-01 | ¥284 |
| 2025-12 | ¥284 |
| 2025-11 | ¥283 |
| 2025-10 | ¥287 |
| 2025-09 | ¥285 |
| 2025-08 | ¥287 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does dashi seasoning cost in Japan?
- ¥287 per 100 g, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest dashi seasoning?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Niigata was cheapest at ¥250 and Wakayama the most expensive at ¥374.
- How much have dashi seasoning prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +0.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have dashi seasoning prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +9.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 108.4.
- When were dashi seasoning prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 117.2 in January 1994. The latest reading is -7.5% 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).