Changes in the Prices of Prawns in Japan, 1975-2014
Japan imports a lot of prawns from south-eastern Asia counties and India.
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has recorded the prices of imported prawns since 1975. The following figure shows the changes in the price indexes of imported prawns from 1975 to 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100.
Year | Index (2010 = 100) | Price of 100g prawns (yen) |
1975 | 96.8 | 227 |
1976 | 129.8 | 304 |
1977 | 140.8 | 329 |
1978 | 144.5 | 338 |
1979 | 151.5 | 355 |
1980 | 154.9 | 362 |
1981 | 150.1 | 351 |
1982 | 167 | 391 |
1983 | 186.4 | 436 |
1984 | 179.6 | 420 |
1985 | 174.7 | 409 |
1986 | 163.2 | 382 |
1987 | 148.8 | 348 |
1988 | 138.2 | 323 |
1989 | 133.8 | 313 |
1990 | 131.9 | 309 |
1991 | 132.5 | 310 |
1992 | 129.3 | 303 |
1993 | 126.5 | 296 |
1994 | 124.5 | 291 |
1995 | 123.2 | 288 |
1996 | 122.3 | 286 |
1997 | 128.4 | 300 |
1998 | 139.3 | 326 |
1999 | 134.4 | 314 |
2000 | 131.6 | 308 |
2001 | 129.7 | 303 |
2002 | 125.9 | 295 |
2003 | 121.2 | 284 |
2004 | 114.2 | 267 |
2005 | 108.9 | 255 |
2006 | 108.4 | 254 |
2007 | 111.8 | 262 |
2008 | 108.8 | 255 |
2009 | 102.8 | 241 |
2010 | 100 | 234 |
2011 | 99.6 | 233 |
2012 | 109.5 | 256 |
2013 | 116.4 | 272 |
2014 | 137.8 | 322 |
The next graph shows the changes in 100g prawns price from 1975 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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