Changes in the Price of Microwave in Japan, 1980-2014
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of a microwave monthly.
The data below show the changes in the price indexes of microwave between 1980 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100.
In terms of microwave, the ministry adjusts the price index by "Hedonic price index" when they calculates the index. The following graph shows how much money you need, in order to get the same performance (same quality) microwave between 1980 and 2014.
| Year | Index (2010 = 100) | Price of microwave (yen) |
| 1980 | 931.0 | 1,362,751 |
| 1981 | 968.3 | 1,417,349 |
| 1982 | 899.0 | 1,315,911 |
| 1983 | 815.7 | 1,193,981 |
| 1984 | 800.1 | 1,171,146 |
| 1985 | 779.0 | 1,140,261 |
| 1986 | 784.5 | 1,148,312 |
| 1987 | 768.9 | 1,125,477 |
| 1988 | 730.7 | 1,069,562 |
| 1989 | 627.1 | 917,918 |
| 1990 | 624.0 | 913,380 |
| 1991 | 630.3 | 922,602 |
| 1992 | 594.7 | 870,492 |
| 1993 | 571.6 | 836,680 |
| 1994 | 552.2 | 808,283 |
| 1995 | 531.7 | 778,276 |
| 1996 | 490.2 | 717,530 |
| 1997 | 445.0 | 651,369 |
| 1998 | 383.9 | 561,934 |
| 1999 | 355.1 | 519,778 |
| 2000 | 320.1 | 468,546 |
| 2001 | 291.6 | 426,830 |
| 2002 | 256.7 | 375,745 |
| 2003 | 220.2 | 322,318 |
| 2004 | 197.2 | 288,652 |
| 2005 | 190.1 | 278,259 |
| 2006 | 167.7 | 245,471 |
| 2007 | 154.8 | 226,589 |
| 2008 | 138.2 | 202,290 |
| 2009 | 120.7 | 176,675 |
| 2010 | 100.0 | 146,375 |
| 2011 | 81.4 | 119,149 |
| 2012 | 61.9 | 90,606 |
| 2013 | 53.2 | 77,872 |
| 2014 | 58.4 | 85,483 |
The next graph shows the changes in the microwave price from 1980 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=000011288564
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