Women's slacks (fall/winter)
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥10,258 Saitama
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥20,900 Niigata
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
Women's slacks (fall/winter) costs ¥16,094 per unit in Japan as of February 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities. Measured as an index, the official CPI for women's slacks (fall/winter) reads 128.0 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 6.0% year on year and up 25.1% over five years.
Women's slacks (fall/winter) sits in the clothing & footwear group of Japan's CPI basket, with 590 monthly observations from January 1975 to August 2026. The series peaked at 130.0 in October 2025 and bottomed at 29.3 in February 1975; the latest reading is -1.5% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +41.3%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89.8 | +3.7% | 12 |
| 2016 | 91.9 | +2.3% | 12 |
| 2017 | 96.3 | +4.8% | 12 |
| 2018 | 96.1 | -0.2% | 12 |
| 2019 | 96.6 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +3.5% | 12 |
| 2021 | 103.1 | +3.1% | 12 |
| 2022 | 106.2 | +3.0% | 12 |
| 2023 | 109.2 | +2.8% | 12 |
| 2024 | 113.6 | +4.0% | 12 |
| 2025 | 123.0 | +8.3% | 12 |
| 2026 | 127.9 | +4.0% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-02 | ¥16,094 |
|---|---|
| 2026-01 | ¥16,215 |
| 2025-12 | ¥15,992 |
| 2025-11 | ¥16,252 |
| 2025-10 | ¥16,430 |
| 2025-09 | ¥16,144 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does women's slacks (fall/winter) cost in Japan?
- ¥16,094 per unit, as of February 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest women's slacks (fall/winter)?
- Among the surveyed cities in February 2026, Saitama was cheapest at ¥10,258 and Niigata the most expensive at ¥20,900.
- How much have women's slacks (fall/winter) prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +6.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have women's slacks (fall/winter) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +25.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 128.0.
- When were women's slacks (fall/winter) prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 130.0 in October 2025. The latest reading is -1.5% 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).