Donut (cafe)
Average retail price
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
Donut (cafe) costs ¥181 per piece in Japan as of August 2026 — the official nationwide price, flat from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for donut (cafe) reads 136.2 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, flat year on year and up 33.7% over five years.
Donut (cafe) sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 260 monthly observations from January 2005 to August 2026. The series peaked at 136.2 in April 2025 and bottomed at 88.1 in June 2006; the latest reading is 0.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +23.0%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 109.8 | +3.8% | 12 |
| 2016 | 107.9 | -1.7% | 12 |
| 2017 | 93.7 | -13.2% | 12 |
| 2018 | 93.7 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2019 | 95.2 | +1.6% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +5.0% | 12 |
| 2021 | 101.6 | +1.6% | 12 |
| 2022 | 109.7 | +8.0% | 12 |
| 2023 | 120.2 | +9.6% | 12 |
| 2024 | 124.1 | +3.2% | 12 |
| 2025 | 134.2 | +8.1% | 12 |
| 2026 | 136.2 | +1.5% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥181 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥181 |
| 2026-06 | ¥181 |
| 2026-05 | ¥181 |
| 2026-04 | ¥181 |
| 2026-03 | ¥181 |
| 2026-02 | ¥181 |
| 2026-01 | ¥181 |
| 2025-12 | ¥181 |
| 2025-11 | ¥181 |
| 2025-10 | ¥181 |
| 2025-09 | ¥181 |
| 2025-08 | ¥181 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does donut (cafe) cost in Japan?
- ¥181 per piece, as of August 2026 — the official nationwide price in the government's retail price survey.
- How much have donut (cafe) prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, 0.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have donut (cafe) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +33.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 136.2.
- When were donut (cafe) prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 136.2 in April 2025. The latest reading is 0.0% 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).