Changes in the Prices of Yellowtail in Japan, 1970-2014
Yellowtail are a kind of fish commonly eaten in Japan. We call them "buri".
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Japanese government checks the price of yellowtail in the market every month. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of yellowtail between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. The yellowtail prices are relatively stable.
Year | Index (2010 = 100) | Price of 100g yellowtail (yen) |
1970 | 43.5 | 107 |
1971 | 47.2 | 116 |
1972 | 50.7 | 124 |
1973 | 52.8 | 129 |
1974 | 64.4 | 158 |
1975 | 79.7 | 195 |
1976 | 83.5 | 205 |
1977 | 90.9 | 223 |
1978 | 93.1 | 228 |
1979 | 86.9 | 213 |
1980 | 92.2 | 226 |
1981 | 96.7 | 237 |
1982 | 101.5 | 249 |
1983 | 96 | 235 |
1984 | 98.9 | 242 |
1985 | 99.2 | 243 |
1986 | 101.9 | 250 |
1987 | 91.4 | 224 |
1988 | 92.3 | 226 |
1989 | 97.9 | 240 |
1990 | 96.4 | 236 |
1991 | 99.6 | 244 |
1992 | 104 | 255 |
1993 | 107 | 262 |
1994 | 106.9 | 262 |
1995 | 94.3 | 231 |
1996 | 102 | 250 |
1997 | 113.4 | 278 |
1998 | 109.9 | 269 |
1999 | 109.2 | 268 |
2000 | 109.7 | 269 |
2001 | 102.9 | 252 |
2002 | 98.1 | 240 |
2003 | 97.1 | 238 |
2004 | 93.9 | 230 |
2005 | 92.9 | 228 |
2006 | 95.2 | 233 |
2007 | 96.9 | 237 |
2008 | 98.9 | 242 |
2009 | 100.2 | 245 |
2010 | 100 | 245 |
2011 | 97.7 | 239 |
2012 | 93.8 | 230 |
2013 | 92.8 | 227 |
2014 | 107.5 | 263 |
The next graph shows the changes in 100g yellowtail price from 1970 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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