Changes in the Price of Boy's School Uniform in Japan, 1970-2015
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of boy's school uniform monthly.
The data below show the changes in the price indexes of boy's school uniform between 1970 and 2015, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100.
| Year | Index (2010 = 100) | Price of Boy's school uniform (yen) |
| 1970 | 25.2 | 7,636 |
| 1971 | 27.4 | 8,302 |
| 1972 | 29.0 | 8,787 |
| 1973 | 34.7 | 10,514 |
| 1974 | 46.9 | 14,211 |
| 1975 | 49.5 | 14,999 |
| 1976 | 52.7 | 15,968 |
| 1977 | 56.0 | 16,968 |
| 1978 | 57.1 | 17,301 |
| 1979 | 58.8 | 17,816 |
| 1980 | 62.3 | 18,877 |
| 1981 | 66.0 | 19,998 |
| 1982 | 68.2 | 20,665 |
| 1983 | 70.0 | 21,210 |
| 1984 | 71.0 | 21,513 |
| 1985 | 72.4 | 21,937 |
| 1986 | 73.8 | 22,361 |
| 1987 | 74.5 | 22,574 |
| 1988 | 74.3 | 22,513 |
| 1989 | 75.5 | 22,877 |
| 1990 | 78.0 | 23,634 |
| 1991 | 82.0 | 24,846 |
| 1992 | 88.9 | 26,937 |
| 1993 | 90.7 | 27,482 |
| 1994 | 92.0 | 27,876 |
| 1995 | 92.1 | 27,906 |
| 1996 | 92.1 | 27,906 |
| 1997 | 94.5 | 28,634 |
| 1998 | 96.0 | 29,088 |
| 1999 | 94.5 | 28,634 |
| 2000 | 93.9 | 28,452 |
| 2001 | 95.8 | 29,027 |
| 2002 | 94.2 | 28,543 |
| 2003 | 95.7 | 28,997 |
| 2004 | 95.4 | 28,906 |
| 2005 | 94.0 | 28,482 |
| 2006 | 91.8 | 27,815 |
| 2007 | 92.4 | 27,997 |
| 2008 | 97.2 | 29,452 |
| 2009 | 100.0 | 30,300 |
| 2010 | 100.0 | 30,300 |
| 2011 | 99.8 | 30,239 |
| 2012 | 100.4 | 30,421 |
| 2013 | 100.3 | 30,391 |
| 2014 | 100.6 | 30,482 |
| 2015 | 102.7 | 31,118 |
The next graph shows the changes in the boy's school uniform price from 1970 to 2015.
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=000011288551
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