Changes in the Prices of School Lunch in Japan, 1970-2014
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of school lunch monthly.
The data below show the changes in the price indexes of school lunch between 1975 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100.
| Year | Index (2010 = 100) | Price of school lunch (yen/year) |
| 1975 | 50.3 | 25312 |
| 1976 | 55.2 | 27778 |
| 1977 | 59.5 | 29942 |
| 1978 | 61.9 | 31150 |
| 1979 | 63.8 | 32106 |
| 1980 | 66.4 | 33414 |
| 1981 | 69.8 | 35125 |
| 1982 | 72.4 | 36434 |
| 1983 | 73.6 | 37038 |
| 1984 | 74.8 | 37642 |
| 1985 | 75.9 | 38195 |
| 1986 | 76.6 | 38547 |
| 1987 | 77.1 | 38799 |
| 1988 | 77.2 | 38849 |
| 1989 | 78.2 | 39353 |
| 1990 | 79.1 | 39805 |
| 1991 | 80.8 | 40661 |
| 1992 | 83.6 | 42070 |
| 1993 | 85.1 | 42825 |
| 1994 | 86.1 | 43328 |
| 1995 | 86.8 | 43680 |
| 1996 | 87.1 | 43831 |
| 1997 | 89.1 | 44838 |
| 1998 | 90.9 | 45744 |
| 1999 | 92.6 | 46599 |
| 2000 | 93.8 | 47203 |
| 2001 | 94.3 | 47455 |
| 2002 | 94.4 | 47505 |
| 2003 | 94.6 | 47606 |
| 2004 | 94.8 | 47706 |
| 2005 | 95.1 | 47857 |
| 2006 | 95.3 | 47958 |
| 2007 | 95.4 | 48008 |
| 2008 | 96.3 | 48461 |
| 2009 | 99.0 | 49820 |
| 2010 | 100.0 | 50323 |
| 2011 | 100.2 | 50424 |
| 2012 | 100.5 | 50575 |
| 2013 | 100.8 | 50726 |
| 2014 | 102.6 | 51631 |
The next graph shows the changes in the yearly charge of school lunch 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=000011288564
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