Fruit juice
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥253 Otsu
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥717 Miyazaki
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
Fruit juice costs ¥369 per 1,000 mL in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 5.0% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for fruit juice reads 187.1 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 2.7% year on year and up 90.1% over five years.
Fruit juice sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 380 monthly observations from January 1995 to August 2026. The series peaked at 193.5 in April 2026 and bottomed at 86.4 in August 2013; the latest reading is -3.3% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +102.7%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 91.2 | +1.9% | 12 |
| 2016 | 92.0 | +0.9% | 12 |
| 2017 | 97.3 | +5.8% | 12 |
| 2018 | 99.6 | +2.4% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100.1 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -0.1% | 12 |
| 2021 | 99.1 | -0.9% | 12 |
| 2022 | 100.5 | +1.4% | 12 |
| 2023 | 114.7 | +14.1% | 12 |
| 2024 | 148.2 | +29.2% | 12 |
| 2025 | 173.5 | +17.1% | 12 |
| 2026 | 189.4 | +9.2% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥369 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥374 |
| 2026-06 | ¥382 |
| 2026-05 | ¥384 |
| 2026-04 | ¥407 |
| 2026-03 | ¥408 |
| 2026-02 | ¥407 |
| 2026-01 | ¥392 |
| 2025-12 | ¥387 |
| 2025-11 | ¥392 |
| 2025-10 | ¥388 |
| 2025-09 | ¥394 |
| 2025-08 | ¥389 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does fruit juice cost in Japan?
- ¥369 per 1,000 mL, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest fruit juice?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Otsu was cheapest at ¥253 and Miyazaki the most expensive at ¥717.
- How much have fruit juice prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +2.7% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have fruit juice prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +90.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 187.1.
- When were fruit juice prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 193.5 in April 2026. The latest reading is -3.3% 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).