Changes in the Price of Washing Machine in Japan, 1975-2014
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of a washing machine monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of washing machine between 1975 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100.
In terms of washing machines, 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) washing machine between 1975 and 2014.
Year | Index (2010 = 100) | Price of a washing machine (yen) |
1975 | 986.3 | 919,567 |
1976 | 962.2 | 897,098 |
1977 | 943.1 | 879,290 |
1978 | 921.6 | 859,245 |
1979 | 920.7 | 858,405 |
1980 | 947.3 | 883,206 |
1981 | 929.0 | 866,144 |
1982 | 905.8 | 844,514 |
1983 | 857.7 | 799,668 |
1984 | 820.4 | 764,892 |
1985 | 829.5 | 773,376 |
1986 | 822.8 | 767,129 |
1987 | 832.8 | 776,453 |
1988 | 788.0 | 734,684 |
1989 | 682.7 | 636,509 |
1990 | 654.5 | 610,217 |
1991 | 635.5 | 592,502 |
1992 | 632.9 | 590,078 |
1993 | 600.1 | 559,497 |
1994 | 563.5 | 525,374 |
1995 | 559.6 | 521,737 |
1996 | 541.1 | 504,489 |
1997 | 518.2 | 483,139 |
1998 | 449.9 | 419,460 |
1999 | 418.0 | 389,718 |
2000 | 383.9 | 357,925 |
2001 | 332.8 | 310,283 |
2002 | 290.6 | 270,938 |
2003 | 244.5 | 227,957 |
2004 | 205.8 | 191,876 |
2005 | 183.5 | 171,084 |
2006 | 165.7 | 154,489 |
2007 | 150.3 | 140,131 |
2008 | 134.5 | 125,400 |
2009 | 117.6 | 109,643 |
2010 | 100.0 | 93,234 |
2011 | 82.5 | 76,918 |
2012 | 73.0 | 68,061 |
2013 | 66.8 | 62,280 |
2014 | 73.1 | 68,154 |
The next graph shows the changes in the washing machine 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=000011288564
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