Skirt (spring/summer)
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥2,911 Nishinomiya
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥13,200 Kumagaya
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
Skirt (spring/summer) costs ¥6,499 per sheet in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 0.1% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for skirt (spring/summer) reads 109.7 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 2.9% year on year and up 15.5% over five years.
Skirt (spring/summer) sits in the clothing & footwear group of Japan's CPI basket, with 500 monthly observations from January 1985 to August 2026. The series peaked at 119.0 in March 2026 and bottomed at 51.6 in August 1985; the latest reading is -7.8% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +35.8%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96.4 | +1.9% | 12 |
| 2016 | 97.8 | +1.5% | 12 |
| 2017 | 98.8 | +1.0% | 12 |
| 2018 | 98.7 | -0.1% | 12 |
| 2019 | 99.5 | +0.8% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2021 | 103.4 | +3.4% | 12 |
| 2022 | 102.8 | -0.6% | 12 |
| 2023 | 107.8 | +4.9% | 12 |
| 2024 | 110.5 | +2.5% | 12 |
| 2025 | 113.0 | +2.3% | 12 |
| 2026 | 114.6 | +1.4% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥6,499 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥6,550 |
| 2026-06 | ¥7,058 |
| 2026-05 | ¥7,116 |
| 2026-04 | ¥7,286 |
| 2026-03 | ¥7,154 |
| 2025-08 | ¥6,495 |
| 2025-07 | ¥6,732 |
| 2025-06 | ¥7,173 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does skirt (spring/summer) cost in Japan?
- ¥6,499 per sheet, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest skirt (spring/summer)?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Nishinomiya was cheapest at ¥2,911 and Kumagaya the most expensive at ¥13,200.
- How much have skirt (spring/summer) prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +2.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have skirt (spring/summer) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +15.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 109.7.
- When were skirt (spring/summer) prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 119.0 in March 2026. The latest reading is -7.8% 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).