Changes in the Prices of Cuttlefish/Squid in Japan, 1970-2014
Japanese people eat cuttlefish/squid and those are sold widely in Japan.
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of cuttlefish/squid monthly. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of cuttlefish/squid between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 2010. The price is relatively stable in last two decades.
| Year | Index (2010 = 100) | Price of 100g cuttlefish (yen) |
| 1970 | 25.6 | 22 |
| 1971 | 37.6 | 32 |
| 1972 | 36.6 | 31 |
| 1973 | 38.2 | 33 |
| 1974 | 62.2 | 53 |
| 1975 | 67.7 | 58 |
| 1976 | 76.7 | 66 |
| 1977 | 95.4 | 82 |
| 1978 | 104.3 | 90 |
| 1979 | 110 | 95 |
| 1980 | 101.5 | 87 |
| 1981 | 101.2 | 87 |
| 1982 | 115.5 | 99 |
| 1983 | 116 | 100 |
| 1984 | 118.5 | 102 |
| 1985 | 128.8 | 111 |
| 1986 | 142.4 | 122 |
| 1987 | 131.6 | 113 |
| 1988 | 115 | 99 |
| 1989 | 106.5 | 92 |
| 1990 | 112.7 | 97 |
| 1991 | 115.2 | 99 |
| 1992 | 102.7 | 88 |
| 1993 | 101.1 | 87 |
| 1994 | 104 | 89 |
| 1995 | 104.7 | 90 |
| 1996 | 106.1 | 91 |
| 1997 | 103 | 89 |
| 1998 | 113.1 | 97 |
| 1999 | 108.8 | 94 |
| 2000 | 101.1 | 87 |
| 2001 | 99 | 85 |
| 2002 | 100.5 | 86 |
| 2003 | 99.2 | 85 |
| 2004 | 101.4 | 87 |
| 2005 | 107.1 | 92 |
| 2006 | 108.8 | 94 |
| 2007 | 104.6 | 90 |
| 2008 | 106.3 | 91 |
| 2009 | 98.6 | 85 |
| 2010 | 100 | 86 |
| 2011 | 99.2 | 85 |
| 2012 | 100.5 | 86 |
| 2013 | 102.7 | 88 |
| 2014 | 111 | 95 |
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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