Changes in the Prices of Japanese Horse Mackerel in Japan, 1970-2014
Japanese horse mackerel (Carangidae) is one of the common fish in Japan. We eat them as grilled fish or dried fish. We call them "aji". Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has recorded the prices of Japanese horse mackerel every month since 1970.
The data below shows the changes in the price indexes of Japanese horse mackerel between 1970 and 2014.
Year | Index (2010 = 100) | Price of 100g horse mackerel (yen) |
1970 | 27.5 | 30 |
1971 | 31.1 | 34 |
1972 | 35.5 | 39 |
1973 | 45.0 | 50 |
1974 | 61.0 | 67 |
1975 | 63.8 | 70 |
1976 | 76.4 | 84 |
1977 | 112.8 | 124 |
1978 | 121.9 | 134 |
1979 | 129.1 | 142 |
1980 | 137.7 | 151 |
1981 | 156.3 | 172 |
1982 | 147.5 | 162 |
1983 | 135.4 | 149 |
1984 | 147.2 | 162 |
1985 | 140.8 | 155 |
1986 | 138.1 | 152 |
1987 | 136.0 | 150 |
1988 | 123.3 | 136 |
1989 | 121.8 | 134 |
1990 | 129.9 | 143 |
1991 | 133.7 | 147 |
1992 | 123.0 | 135 |
1993 | 122.5 | 135 |
1994 | 113.9 | 125 |
1995 | 112.5 | 124 |
1996 | 118.1 | 130 |
1997 | 115.7 | 127 |
1998 | 113.4 | 125 |
1999 | 109.8 | 121 |
2000 | 105.3 | 116 |
2001 | 111.3 | 122 |
2002 | 110.7 | 122 |
2003 | 103.3 | 114 |
2004 | 105.0 | 116 |
2005 | 101.3 | 111 |
2006 | 104.7 | 115 |
2007 | 102.2 | 112 |
2008 | 104.4 | 115 |
2009 | 101.4 | 112 |
2010 | 100.0 | 110 |
2011 | 97.0 | 107 |
2012 | 100.1 | 110 |
2013 | 97.9 | 108 |
2014 | 106.2 | 117 |
The next graph shows the changes in 100g horse mackerel prices in the market from 1970 to 2014.
Source is Statistics Bureau. 消費者物価指数 (CPI) 結果
www.stat.go.jp/data/cpi/historic.htm
www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/Csvdl.do?sinfid=000011288549
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