Carpet
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥3,786 Naha
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥21,413 Shizuoka
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
Carpet costs ¥12,680 per sheet in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 2.5% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for carpet reads 112.0 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 3.6% year on year and up 12.4% over five years.
Carpet sits in the furniture & household group of Japan's CPI basket, with 680 monthly observations from January 1970 to August 2026. The series peaked at 144.4 in September 1992 and bottomed at 91.9 in April 2011; the latest reading is -22.4% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +12.4%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 101.0 | -0.1% | 12 |
| 2016 | 99.9 | -1.1% | 12 |
| 2017 | 99.0 | -0.9% | 12 |
| 2018 | 97.9 | -1.1% | 12 |
| 2019 | 98.2 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +1.8% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.0 | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2022 | 101.7 | +1.7% | 12 |
| 2023 | 105.1 | +3.3% | 12 |
| 2024 | 105.7 | +0.6% | 12 |
| 2025 | 108.4 | +2.6% | 12 |
| 2026 | 111.8 | +3.1% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥12,680 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥12,800 |
| 2026-06 | ¥12,645 |
| 2026-05 | ¥12,668 |
| 2026-04 | ¥12,654 |
| 2026-03 | ¥12,669 |
| 2026-02 | ¥12,931 |
| 2026-01 | ¥12,986 |
| 2025-12 | ¥13,032 |
| 2025-11 | ¥13,023 |
| 2025-10 | ¥12,871 |
| 2025-09 | ¥12,848 |
| 2025-08 | ¥12,999 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does carpet cost in Japan?
- ¥12,680 per sheet, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest carpet?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Naha was cheapest at ¥3,786 and Shizuoka the most expensive at ¥21,413.
- How much have carpet prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +3.6% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have carpet prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +12.4% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 112.0.
- When were carpet prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 144.4 in September 1992. The latest reading is -22.4% 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).