How much does women's stockings cost in Japan?

¥640 per pair, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest women's stockings?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kofu was cheapest at ¥528 and Naha the most expensive at ¥660.

How much have women's stockings prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, -0.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have women's stockings prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+21.3% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 120.8.

When were women's stockings prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 121.2 in August 2025. The latest reading is -0.3% 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).

Clothing & footwear · code 5531

Women's stockings price in Japan

婦人用ストッキング

Average retail price

¥640per pair-0.1% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: パンティストッキング，〔素材〕ナイロン・ポリウレタン混用，プレーン（無地），〔サイズ〕Ｍ～Ｌ，１足，中級品，「満足」，「ＡＳＴＩＧＵ（アスティーグ）」又は「ＳＡＢＲＩＮＡ（サブリナ）」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥528 Kofu
Priciest surveyed city: ¥660 Naha

Price in your city:

¥648per pair+1.3% vs national average#20 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per pair
1	Kofu	¥528
2	Saitama	¥560
3	Mito	¥594
4	Nara	¥594
5	Shizuoka	¥598
6	Akita	¥616
7	Otsu	¥616
8	Kyoto	¥616
9	Aomori	¥622
10	Saga	¥622
11	Fukushima	¥623
12	Tottori	¥623
13	Nagano	¥637
14	Kobe	¥638
15	Tokushima	¥638
16	Matsuyama	¥638
17	Chiba	¥640
18	Maebashi	¥641
19	Sendai	¥643
20	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥648
21	Matsue	¥659
22	Okayama	¥659
23	Sapporo	¥660
24	Morioka	¥660
25	Yamagata	¥660
26	Utsunomiya	¥660
27	Yokohama	¥660
28	Niigata	¥660
29	Toyama	¥660
30	Kanazawa	¥660
31	Fukui	¥660
32	Gifu	¥660
33	Nagoya	¥660
34	Tsu	¥660
35	Osaka	¥660
36	Wakayama	¥660
37	Hiroshima	¥660
38	Yamaguchi	¥660
39	Takamatsu	¥660
40	Kochi	¥660
41	Fukuoka	¥660
42	Nagasaki	¥660
43	Kumamoto	¥660
44	Oita	¥660
45	Miyazaki	¥660
46	Kagoshima	¥660
47	Naha	¥660
48	Kawasaki	¥660
49	Sagamihara	¥660
50	Hamamatsu	¥660
51	Sakai	¥660
52	Kitakyushu	¥660

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 stockings costs ¥640 per pair in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, down 0.1% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for women's stockings reads 120.8 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 0.2% year on year and up 21.3% over five years.

Women's stockings sits in the clothing & footwear group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 121.2 in August 2025 and bottomed at 89.4 in February 2011; the latest reading is -0.3% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +24.3%.

Latest CPI

120.8

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

-0.2%

5y change %

+21.3%

Change since 1970-01

+3.6%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Women's stockings in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	96.8	+1.1%	12
2016	97.2	+0.4%	12
2017	98.0	+0.8%	12
2018	98.3	+0.3%	12
2019	98.8	+0.5%	12
2020	100.0	+1.2%	12
2021	100.5	+0.5%	12
2022	101.6	+1.1%	12
2023	115.0	+13.2%	12
2024	120.8	+5.0%	12
2025	121.0	+0.2%	12
2026	120.8	-0.2%	9

Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥640
2026-08	¥639
2026-07	¥638
2026-06	¥640
2026-05	¥640
2026-04	¥639
2026-03	¥638
2026-02	¥636
2026-01	¥640
2025-12	¥640
2025-11	¥639
2025-10	¥641
2025-09	¥641

Frequently asked questions

How much does women's stockings cost in Japan?: ¥640 per pair, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest women's stockings?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kofu was cheapest at ¥528 and Naha the most expensive at ¥660.
How much have women's stockings prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, -0.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have women's stockings prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +21.3% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 120.8.
When were women's stockings prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 121.2 in August 2025. The latest reading is -0.3% 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).