Women's sweater (short sleeve)
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥1,595 Fukuyama
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥6,893 Nagasaki
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 sweater (short sleeve) costs ¥3,212 per sheet in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, down 4.1% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for women's sweater (short sleeve) reads 95.8 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, down 2.9% year on year and up 15.8% over five years.
Women's sweater (short sleeve) sits in the clothing & footwear group of Japan's CPI basket, with 583 monthly observations from April 1971 to August 2026. The series peaked at 118.2 in April 1997 and bottomed at 32.7 in August 1971; the latest reading is -19.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +16.3%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.5 | +0.4% | 12 |
| 2016 | 101.1 | +1.6% | 12 |
| 2017 | 98.9 | -2.2% | 12 |
| 2018 | 98.5 | -0.4% | 12 |
| 2019 | 98.9 | +0.4% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +1.1% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.1 | +0.1% | 12 |
| 2022 | 100.4 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2023 | 101.4 | +1.0% | 12 |
| 2024 | 105.7 | +4.2% | 12 |
| 2025 | 108.1 | +2.3% | 12 |
| 2026 | 107.9 | -0.2% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥3,212 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥3,601 |
| 2026-06 | ¥3,872 |
| 2026-05 | ¥3,972 |
| 2026-04 | ¥4,020 |
| 2025-08 | ¥3,349 |
| 2025-07 | ¥3,578 |
| 2025-06 | ¥3,934 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does women's sweater (short sleeve) cost in Japan?
- ¥3,212 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 women's sweater (short sleeve)?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Fukuyama was cheapest at ¥1,595 and Nagasaki the most expensive at ¥6,893.
- How much have women's sweater (short sleeve) 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 women's sweater (short sleeve) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +15.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 95.8.
- When were women's sweater (short sleeve) prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 118.2 in April 1997. The latest reading is -19.0% 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).