Bed pad
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥1,280 Tsu
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥2,911 Wakayama
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
Bed pad costs ¥2,197 per sheet in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 3.2% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for bed pad reads 87.9 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, down 1.7% year on year and down 6.0% over five years.
Bed pad 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 103.9 in January 2020 and bottomed at 86.8 in February 2026; the latest reading is -15.4% against that peak.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 100.0 | — | 12 |
| 2021 | 96.4 | -3.6% | 12 |
| 2022 | 95.0 | -1.5% | 12 |
| 2023 | 94.7 | -0.3% | 12 |
| 2024 | 91.4 | -3.5% | 12 |
| 2025 | 90.8 | -0.7% | 12 |
| 2026 | 88.6 | -2.4% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥2,197 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥2,230 |
| 2026-06 | ¥2,212 |
| 2026-05 | ¥2,219 |
| 2026-04 | ¥2,233 |
| 2026-03 | ¥2,215 |
| 2026-02 | ¥2,233 |
| 2026-01 | ¥2,297 |
| 2025-12 | ¥2,294 |
| 2025-11 | ¥2,311 |
| 2025-10 | ¥2,282 |
| 2025-09 | ¥2,254 |
| 2025-08 | ¥2,271 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does bed pad cost in Japan?
- ¥2,197 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 bed pad?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Tsu was cheapest at ¥1,280 and Wakayama the most expensive at ¥2,911.
- How much have bed pad prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, -1.7% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have bed pad prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- -6.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 87.9.
- When were bed pad prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 103.9 in January 2020. The latest reading is -15.4% 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).