Cushion
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥621 Fukui
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥1,628 Tsu
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
Cushion costs ¥1,018 per sheet in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 15.1% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for cushion reads 119.5 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 4.4% year on year and up 25.1% over five years.
Cushion sits in the furniture & household group of Japan's CPI basket, with 80 monthly observations from January 2020 to August 2026. The series peaked at 120.5 in July 2026 and bottomed at 94.3 in January 2022; the latest reading is -0.8% against that peak.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 100.0 | — | 12 |
| 2021 | 96.0 | -4.0% | 12 |
| 2022 | 96.9 | +0.9% | 12 |
| 2023 | 105.7 | +9.1% | 12 |
| 2024 | 112.9 | +6.8% | 12 |
| 2025 | 115.9 | +2.7% | 12 |
| 2026 | 118.5 | +2.2% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥1,018 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥1,010 |
| 2026-06 | ¥1,000 |
| 2026-05 | ¥1,004 |
| 2026-04 | ¥992 |
| 2026-03 | ¥977 |
| 2026-02 | ¥934 |
| 2026-01 | ¥926 |
| 2025-12 | ¥917 |
| 2025-11 | ¥920 |
| 2025-10 | ¥930 |
| 2025-09 | ¥901 |
| 2025-08 | ¥884 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does cushion cost in Japan?
- ¥1,018 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 cushion?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Fukui was cheapest at ¥621 and Tsu the most expensive at ¥1,628.
- How much have cushion prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +4.4% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have cushion prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +25.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 119.5.
- When were cushion prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 120.5 in July 2026. The latest reading is -0.8% 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).