Antipyretic / analgesic
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥650 Yamagata
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥1,021 Kumamoto
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
Antipyretic / analgesic costs ¥756 per 40 tablets in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 3.3% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for antipyretic / analgesic reads 117.3 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 3.6% year on year and up 15.2% over five years.
Antipyretic / analgesic sits in the medical care group of Japan's CPI basket, with 656 monthly observations from January 1972 to August 2026. The series peaked at 127.1 in May 1997 and bottomed at 44.3 in January 1972; the latest reading is -7.7% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +14.1%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 104.1 | -0.9% | 12 |
| 2016 | 103.0 | -1.1% | 12 |
| 2017 | 101.7 | -1.3% | 12 |
| 2018 | 99.6 | -2.1% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100.1 | +0.5% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -0.1% | 12 |
| 2021 | 101.6 | +1.6% | 12 |
| 2022 | 102.6 | +1.0% | 12 |
| 2023 | 105.7 | +3.0% | 12 |
| 2024 | 108.1 | +2.3% | 12 |
| 2025 | 112.3 | +3.9% | 12 |
| 2026 | 117.8 | +4.9% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥756 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥766 |
| 2026-06 | ¥767 |
| 2026-05 | ¥766 |
| 2026-04 | ¥754 |
| 2026-03 | ¥763 |
| 2026-02 | ¥755 |
| 2026-01 | ¥763 |
| 2025-12 | ¥756 |
| 2025-11 | ¥753 |
| 2025-10 | ¥749 |
| 2025-09 | ¥754 |
| 2025-08 | ¥731 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does antipyretic / analgesic cost in Japan?
- ¥756 per 40 tablets, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest antipyretic / analgesic?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Yamagata was cheapest at ¥650 and Kumamoto the most expensive at ¥1,021.
- How much have antipyretic / analgesic prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +3.6% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have antipyretic / analgesic prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +15.2% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 117.3.
- When were antipyretic / analgesic prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 127.1 in May 1997. The latest reading is -7.7% 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).