Changes in the Prices of Sea Bream in Japan, 1970-2014
Sea bream is a relatively expensive fish in Japan. Those are served at wedding ceremonies. We call them "tai".
たい
Japanese government checks the price of sea bream every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of sea bream from 1970 to 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100.
| Year | Index (2010 = 100) | Price of 100g sea bream (yen) |
| 1970 | 43.8 | 231 |
| 1971 | 50.8 | 268 |
| 1972 | 58.1 | 306 |
| 1973 | 66.8 | 352 |
| 1974 | 84.4 | 445 |
| 1975 | 100.7 | 531 |
| 1976 | 108.8 | 573 |
| 1977 | 120.9 | 637 |
| 1978 | 125.6 | 662 |
| 1979 | 129.1 | 680 |
| 1980 | 132.2 | 697 |
| 1981 | 132 | 696 |
| 1982 | 132.9 | 700 |
| 1983 | 130.6 | 688 |
| 1984 | 130.8 | 689 |
| 1985 | 131.8 | 695 |
| 1986 | 129.6 | 683 |
| 1987 | 127.1 | 670 |
| 1988 | 125.1 | 659 |
| 1989 | 128.7 | 678 |
| 1990 | 131.3 | 692 |
| 1991 | 129.3 | 681 |
| 1992 | 126.7 | 668 |
| 1993 | 121.5 | 640 |
| 1994 | 120 | 632 |
| 1995 | 117.9 | 621 |
| 1996 | 117 | 617 |
| 1997 | 116.5 | 614 |
| 1998 | 112.2 | 591 |
| 1999 | 103.5 | 545 |
| 2000 | 98.2 | 518 |
| 2001 | 101.2 | 533 |
| 2002 | 99.2 | 523 |
| 2003 | 91.8 | 484 |
| 2004 | 88.1 | 464 |
| 2005 | 86.4 | 455 |
| 2006 | 88.4 | 466 |
| 2007 | 103.6 | 546 |
| 2008 | 103.8 | 547 |
| 2009 | 100.1 | 528 |
| 2010 | 100 | 527 |
| 2011 | 103.9 | 548 |
| 2012 | 106.8 | 563 |
| 2013 | 108.6 | 572 |
| 2014 | 110.1 | 580 |
The data below show the changes in 100g sea bream price between 1970 and 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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