Kids' T-shirt (long sleeve)
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥618 Matsue
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥2,299 Tsu
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
Kids' T-shirt (long sleeve) costs ¥1,397 per sheet in Japan as of March 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities. Measured as an index, the official CPI for kids' t-shirt (long sleeve) reads 102.8 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, down 0.3% year on year and up 1.2% over five years.
Kids' T-shirt (long 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 121.4 in September 1997 and bottomed at 81.7 in February 2002; the latest reading is -15.3% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +6.9%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94.2 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2016 | 95.7 | +1.6% | 12 |
| 2017 | 95.0 | -0.7% | 12 |
| 2018 | 96.9 | +2.0% | 12 |
| 2019 | 97.6 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +2.5% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.8 | +0.8% | 12 |
| 2022 | 98.6 | -2.2% | 12 |
| 2023 | 100.1 | +1.5% | 12 |
| 2024 | 102.7 | +2.6% | 12 |
| 2025 | 103.0 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2026 | 101.6 | -1.4% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-03 | ¥1,397 |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | ¥1,407 |
| 2026-01 | ¥1,381 |
| 2025-12 | ¥1,430 |
| 2025-11 | ¥1,521 |
| 2025-10 | ¥1,503 |
| 2025-09 | ¥1,555 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does kids' t-shirt (long sleeve) cost in Japan?
- ¥1,397 per sheet, as of March 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest kids' t-shirt (long sleeve)?
- Among the surveyed cities in March 2026, Matsue was cheapest at ¥618 and Tsu the most expensive at ¥2,299.
- How much have kids' t-shirt (long sleeve) prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, -0.3% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have kids' t-shirt (long sleeve) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +1.2% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 102.8.
- When were kids' t-shirt (long sleeve) prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 121.4 in September 1997. The latest reading is -15.3% 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).