Gardening fertilizer
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥558 Hiroshima
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥948 Naha
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
Gardening fertilizer costs ¥693 per unit in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 0.2% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for gardening fertilizer reads 101.5 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, down 0.3% year on year and up 4.7% over five years.
Gardening fertilizer sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 200 monthly observations from January 2010 to August 2026. The series peaked at 103.8 in January 2010 and bottomed at 93.8 in April 2018; the latest reading is -2.2% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +2.4%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 101.0 | +1.6% | 12 |
| 2016 | 99.7 | -1.3% | 12 |
| 2017 | 98.5 | -1.2% | 12 |
| 2018 | 97.6 | -0.9% | 12 |
| 2019 | 99.3 | +1.7% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2021 | 99.7 | -0.3% | 12 |
| 2022 | 100.3 | +0.6% | 12 |
| 2023 | 100.4 | +0.1% | 12 |
| 2024 | 100.5 | +0.1% | 12 |
| 2025 | 101.8 | +1.3% | 12 |
| 2026 | 100.2 | -1.6% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥693 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥655 |
| 2026-06 | ¥658 |
| 2026-05 | ¥695 |
| 2026-04 | ¥687 |
| 2026-03 | ¥693 |
| 2026-02 | ¥694 |
| 2026-01 | ¥696 |
| 2025-12 | ¥693 |
| 2025-11 | ¥693 |
| 2025-10 | ¥694 |
| 2025-09 | ¥693 |
| 2025-08 | ¥695 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does gardening fertilizer cost in Japan?
- ¥693 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 gardening fertilizer?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Hiroshima was cheapest at ¥558 and Naha the most expensive at ¥948.
- How much have gardening fertilizer 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 gardening fertilizer prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +4.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 101.5.
- When were gardening fertilizer prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 103.8 in January 2010. The latest reading is -2.2% 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).