Hair coloring product
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥547 Utsunomiya
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥850 Toyama
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
Hair coloring product costs ¥685 per box in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 6.4% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for hair coloring product reads 106.0 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 5.2% year on year and up 8.5% over five years.
Hair coloring product sits in the miscellaneous group of Japan's CPI basket, with 320 monthly observations from January 2000 to August 2026. The series peaked at 131.8 in March 2001 and bottomed at 94.7 in May 2013; the latest reading is -19.6% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +4.7%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 101.8 | +0.6% | 12 |
| 2016 | 101.2 | -0.6% | 12 |
| 2017 | 100.6 | -0.6% | 12 |
| 2018 | 99.4 | -1.2% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100.3 | +0.9% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -0.3% | 12 |
| 2021 | 97.2 | -2.8% | 12 |
| 2022 | 99.8 | +2.7% | 12 |
| 2023 | 99.4 | -0.4% | 12 |
| 2024 | 101.4 | +2.0% | 12 |
| 2025 | 100.7 | -0.7% | 12 |
| 2026 | 100.7 | 0.0% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥685 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥646 |
| 2026-06 | ¥631 |
| 2026-05 | ¥643 |
| 2026-04 | ¥636 |
| 2026-03 | ¥636 |
| 2026-02 | ¥642 |
| 2026-01 | ¥647 |
| 2025-12 | ¥643 |
| 2025-11 | ¥649 |
| 2025-10 | ¥641 |
| 2025-09 | ¥646 |
| 2025-08 | ¥643 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does hair coloring product cost in Japan?
- ¥685 per box, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest hair coloring product?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Utsunomiya was cheapest at ¥547 and Toyama the most expensive at ¥850.
- How much have hair coloring product prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +5.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have hair coloring product prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +8.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 106.0.
- When were hair coloring product prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 131.8 in March 2001. The latest reading is -19.6% 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).