Blouse (short sleeve)
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥1,892 Toyama
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥6,233 Yamaguchi
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
Blouse (short sleeve) costs ¥3,125 per sheet in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 1.0% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for blouse (short sleeve) reads 98.4 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, down 3.1% year on year and up 10.2% over five years.
Blouse (short sleeve) 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 144.2 in May 1997 and bottomed at 64.0 in September 1985; the latest reading is -31.8% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +16.2%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 101.0 | +0.8% | 12 |
| 2016 | 101.4 | +0.4% | 12 |
| 2017 | 100.2 | -1.2% | 12 |
| 2018 | 100.9 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100.5 | -0.4% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -0.5% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.3 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2022 | 100.0 | -0.3% | 12 |
| 2023 | 103.8 | +3.8% | 12 |
| 2024 | 107.1 | +3.2% | 12 |
| 2025 | 109.3 | +2.1% | 12 |
| 2026 | 108.7 | -0.5% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥3,125 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥3,204 |
| 2026-06 | ¥3,446 |
| 2026-05 | ¥3,577 |
| 2026-04 | ¥3,627 |
| 2025-08 | ¥3,157 |
| 2025-07 | ¥3,452 |
| 2025-06 | ¥3,627 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does blouse (short sleeve) cost in Japan?
- ¥3,125 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 blouse (short sleeve)?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Toyama was cheapest at ¥1,892 and Yamaguchi the most expensive at ¥6,233.
- How much have blouse (short sleeve) prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, -3.1% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have blouse (short sleeve) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +10.2% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 98.4.
- When were blouse (short sleeve) prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 144.2 in May 1997. The latest reading is -31.8% 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).