Blood pressure monitor
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥7,403 Shizuoka
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥11,880 Yamagata
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
Blood pressure monitor costs ¥9,716 per unit in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 2.5% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for blood pressure monitor reads 115.0 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, down 3.5% year on year and up 11.8% over five years.
Blood pressure monitor sits in the medical care group of Japan's CPI basket, with 440 monthly observations from January 1990 to August 2026. The series peaked at 176.7 in January 1992 and bottomed at 87.3 in April 2015; the latest reading is -34.9% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +18.1%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 89.2 | -0.7% | 12 |
| 2016 | 97.0 | +8.7% | 12 |
| 2017 | 103.3 | +6.5% | 12 |
| 2018 | 103.0 | -0.3% | 12 |
| 2019 | 104.0 | +1.0% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -3.8% | 12 |
| 2021 | 101.7 | +1.7% | 12 |
| 2022 | 101.6 | -0.1% | 12 |
| 2023 | 108.3 | +6.6% | 12 |
| 2024 | 114.0 | +5.3% | 12 |
| 2025 | 115.9 | +1.7% | 12 |
| 2026 | 114.6 | -1.1% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥9,716 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥9,670 |
| 2026-06 | ¥9,869 |
| 2026-05 | ¥9,734 |
| 2026-04 | ¥9,570 |
| 2026-03 | ¥9,570 |
| 2026-02 | ¥9,543 |
| 2026-01 | ¥9,703 |
| 2025-12 | ¥9,609 |
| 2025-11 | ¥9,684 |
| 2025-10 | ¥9,707 |
| 2025-09 | ¥9,861 |
| 2025-08 | ¥9,966 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does blood pressure monitor cost in Japan?
- ¥9,716 per unit, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest blood pressure monitor?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Shizuoka was cheapest at ¥7,403 and Yamagata the most expensive at ¥11,880.
- How much have blood pressure monitor prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, -3.5% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have blood pressure monitor prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +11.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 115.0.
- When were blood pressure monitor prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 176.7 in January 1992. The latest reading is -34.9% 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).