Infant clothing
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥1,275 Gifu
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥4,877 Morioka
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
Infant clothing costs ¥3,024 per garment in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 0.4% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for infant clothing reads 93.1 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, down 2.1% year on year and down 2.2% over five years.
Infant clothing sits in the clothing & footwear group of Japan's CPI basket, with 620 monthly observations from January 1975 to August 2026. The series peaked at 113.5 in May 2000 and bottomed at 55.1 in May 1975; the latest reading is -18.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is -12.8%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 104.4 | +2.6% | 12 |
| 2016 | 109.0 | +4.4% | 12 |
| 2017 | 108.4 | -0.6% | 12 |
| 2018 | 105.4 | -2.8% | 12 |
| 2019 | 102.6 | -2.7% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -2.5% | 12 |
| 2021 | 96.6 | -3.4% | 12 |
| 2022 | 93.5 | -3.2% | 12 |
| 2023 | 91.0 | -2.7% | 12 |
| 2024 | 92.9 | +2.1% | 12 |
| 2025 | 95.1 | +2.4% | 12 |
| 2026 | 93.8 | -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 | ¥3,024 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥3,027 |
| 2026-06 | ¥3,040 |
| 2026-05 | ¥3,024 |
| 2026-04 | ¥3,036 |
| 2026-03 | ¥3,043 |
| 2026-02 | ¥3,015 |
| 2026-01 | ¥3,014 |
| 2025-12 | ¥3,091 |
| 2025-11 | ¥3,116 |
| 2025-10 | ¥3,107 |
| 2025-09 | ¥3,060 |
| 2025-08 | ¥3,014 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does infant clothing cost in Japan?
- ¥3,024 per garment, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest infant clothing?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Gifu was cheapest at ¥1,275 and Morioka the most expensive at ¥4,877.
- How much have infant clothing prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, -2.1% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have infant clothing prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- -2.2% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 93.1.
- When were infant clothing prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 113.5 in May 2000. The latest reading is -18.0% 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).