Kinomo is Japanese traditional clothe. Kimono for unmarried young ladies is vey expensive. It costs approximately $3000.
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of kimono monthly.
The data below show the changes in the price indexes of kimono between 1970 and 2015, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100.
| Year | Index (2010 = 100) | Price of a long sleeved kimono (yen) |
| 1970 | 23.9 | 66,566 |
| 1971 | 27.3 | 76,036 |
| 1972 | 30.4 | 84,670 |
| 1973 | 39.0 | 108,623 |
| 1974 | 46.4 | 129,233 |
| 1975 | 49.7 | 138,424 |
| 1976 | 55.8 | 155,414 |
| 1977 | 60.8 | 169,340 |
| 1978 | 64.5 | 179,645 |
| 1979 | 70.9 | 197,471 |
| 1980 | 74.7 | 208,054 |
| 1981 | 78.7 | 219,195 |
| 1982 | 81.1 | 225,880 |
| 1983 | 85.3 | 237,578 |
| 1984 | 89.0 | 247,883 |
| 1985 | 91.0 | 253,453 |
| 1986 | 91.9 | 255,960 |
| 1987 | 93.0 | 259,024 |
| 1988 | 93.9 | 261,530 |
| 1989 | 98.1 | 273,228 |
| 1990 | 102.1 | 284,369 |
| 1991 | 105.2 | 293,003 |
| 1992 | 108.2 | 301,359 |
| 1993 | 109.8 | 305,815 |
| 1994 | 110.2 | 306,929 |
| 1995 | 109.9 | 306,093 |
| 1996 | 111.9 | 311,664 |
| 1997 | 112.9 | 314,449 |
| 1998 | 113.2 | 315,285 |
| 1999 | 113.1 | 315,006 |
| 2000 | 112.6 | 313,614 |
| 2001 | 108.8 | 303,030 |
| 2002 | 104.0 | 289,661 |
| 2003 | 101.7 | 283,255 |
| 2004 | 101.8 | 283,533 |
| 2005 | 101.8 | 283,533 |
| 2006 | 101.2 | 281,862 |
| 2007 | 100.9 | 281,027 |
| 2008 | 100.9 | 281,027 |
| 2009 | 100.1 | 278,799 |
| 2010 | 100.0 | 278,520 |
| 2011 | 100.8 | 280,748 |
| 2012 | 101.4 | 282,419 |
| 2013 | 101.3 | 282,141 |
| 2014 | 103.6 | 288,547 |
| 2015 | 103.6 | 288,547 |
The next graph shows the changes in the kimono 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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