Tsuyu sauce
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥282 Utsunomiya
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥495 Matsuyama
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
Tsuyu sauce costs ¥336 per unit in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 1.5% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for tsuyu sauce reads 111.5 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, down 1.1% year on year and up 13.5% over five years.
Tsuyu sauce sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 140 monthly observations from January 2015 to August 2026. The series peaked at 114.7 in June 2026 and bottomed at 96.3 in December 2021; the latest reading is -2.8% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +8.8%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 105.3 | — | 12 |
| 2016 | 103.6 | -1.6% | 12 |
| 2017 | 104.3 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2018 | 102.5 | -1.7% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100.0 | -2.4% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2021 | 99.1 | -0.9% | 12 |
| 2022 | 99.3 | +0.2% | 12 |
| 2023 | 107.3 | +8.1% | 12 |
| 2024 | 111.6 | +4.0% | 12 |
| 2025 | 112.4 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2026 | 113.1 | +0.6% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥336 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥346 |
| 2026-06 | ¥348 |
| 2026-05 | ¥340 |
| 2026-04 | ¥347 |
| 2026-03 | ¥341 |
| 2026-02 | ¥343 |
| 2026-01 | ¥344 |
| 2025-12 | ¥339 |
| 2025-11 | ¥340 |
| 2025-10 | ¥343 |
| 2025-09 | ¥340 |
| 2025-08 | ¥341 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does tsuyu sauce cost in Japan?
- ¥336 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 tsuyu sauce?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Utsunomiya was cheapest at ¥282 and Matsuyama the most expensive at ¥495.
- How much have tsuyu sauce prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, -1.1% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have tsuyu sauce prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +13.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 111.5.
- When were tsuyu sauce prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 114.7 in June 2026. The latest reading is -2.8% 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).