Scarf
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥1,305 Gifu
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥16,500 Matsuyama
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
Scarf costs ¥10,701 per sheet in Japan as of February 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities. Measured as an index, the official CPI for scarf reads 121.5 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 3.7% year on year and up 20.5% over five years.
Scarf sits in the clothing & footwear group of Japan's CPI basket, with 320 monthly observations from January 2000 to August 2026. The series peaked at 127.8 in November 2025 and bottomed at 64.5 in February 2005; the latest reading is -4.9% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +22.7%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94.8 | +3.5% | 12 |
| 2016 | 98.7 | +4.1% | 12 |
| 2017 | 97.5 | -1.2% | 12 |
| 2018 | 98.8 | +1.3% | 12 |
| 2019 | 102.1 | +3.3% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -2.1% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.3 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2022 | 103.5 | +3.2% | 12 |
| 2023 | 112.5 | +8.7% | 12 |
| 2024 | 112.9 | +0.4% | 12 |
| 2025 | 117.5 | +4.1% | 12 |
| 2026 | 120.0 | +2.1% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-02 | ¥10,701 |
|---|---|
| 2026-01 | ¥10,876 |
| 2025-12 | ¥12,155 |
| 2025-11 | ¥12,323 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does scarf cost in Japan?
- ¥10,701 per sheet, as of February 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest scarf?
- Among the surveyed cities in February 2026, Gifu was cheapest at ¥1,305 and Matsuyama the most expensive at ¥16,500.
- How much have scarf prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +3.7% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have scarf prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +20.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 121.5.
- When were scarf prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 127.8 in November 2025. The latest reading is -4.9% 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).