Japan Wholesale Prices on Prewar Base
Long-run linked corporate goods price indices on the 1934–1936 base, back to 1900. 13 series.
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| [Prewar Base Index] All commodities12 | 1,026.8 | 1,037 | 1,031.5 | 1,023 | 1,007.3 | 963.9 | 947.4 | 943.6 | 934 | 929.1 | 921.2 | 909.7 | 905.6 | 904.9 | 896.1 | 899.6 | 903.5 | 911.5 | 915.1 | 920.5 | 913.8 | 914.6 | 906.1 | 893.7 | 901.2 | 926 | 922.6 | 918.8 | 907.6 | 895.8 | 893.5 | 887.4 | 882.8 | 892.9 | 890 | 884.4 | 877.9 | |
| Group / Foodstuffs | 1,675.8 | 1,685.3 | 1,680.2 | 1,688.9 | 1,696.1 | 1,687.9 | 1,681.7 | 1,683 | 1,688.9 | 1,680.7 | 1,670.3 | 1,640 | 1,611.3 | 1,613.3 | 1,600.9 | 1,600.4 | 1,591.4 | 1,569 | 1,561.6 | 1,547.8 | 1,540.5 | 1,528 | 1,516.4 | 1,482.4 | 1,442.7 | 1,451 | 1,442.5 | 1,434.9 | 1,426.7 | 1,414.6 | 1,406.2 | 1,396.9 | 1,405.1 | 1,407.6 | 1,404.8 | 1,404 | 1,395.6 | |
| Group / Textiles | 790.9 | 795.6 | 793.2 | 788.9 | 788.1 | 784.2 | 770.7 | 774.6 | 775.6 | 774.7 | 767.6 | 758.1 | 750.3 | 750.6 | 750.2 | 749.3 | 748.5 | 757.9 | 756.2 | 766.1 | 762.1 | 764.6 | 759 | 742.9 | 745.5 | 761.8 | 759.2 | 759.3 | 751.7 | 745.6 | 740.9 | 736.1 | 735.4 | 746.8 | 750.4 | 739 | 729.1 | |
| Group / Wood, lumber and related products | 4,497.6 | 4,535.1 | 4,490.2 | 4,415.2 | 4,327 | 4,296.5 | 4,254.8 | 4,243.1 | 4,240.4 | 4,226.5 | 4,183.1 | 4,155.9 | 4,136.2 | 4,121.9 | 4,075.4 | 4,059.2 | 4,046.1 | 4,044.3 | 4,035.4 | 4,060.3 | 4,042.2 | 4,050.3 | 4,035.6 | 4,016.5 | 4,060.1 | 4,186.3 | 4,167.9 | 4,163.5 | 4,127 | 4,105.3 | 4,109.8 | 4,093.8 | 4,050.7 | 4,125.7 | 4,103.8 | 4,111.1 | 4,077.9 | |
| Group / Pulp, paper and related products | 1,229.2 | 1,228.2 | 1,217.1 | 1,206.1 | 1,205.1 | 1,191.4 | 1,186.9 | 1,181.9 | 1,180.2 | 1,178.7 | 1,176.1 | 1,154.9 | 1,153.7 | 1,152 | 1,148.9 | 1,153.9 | 1,153.3 | 1,155 | 1,152.5 | 1,156.2 | 1,152.7 | 1,150.8 | 1,142.8 | 1,136.4 | 1,141.8 | 1,154.3 | 1,155.2 | 1,152.1 | 1,144.5 | 1,135.5 | 1,136.2 | 1,133.1 | 1,134.1 | 1,134.4 | 1,131.6 | 1,129.5 | 1,122.3 | |
| Group / Chemicals and related products | 515.4 | 518.5 | 521.7 | 518.8 | 506.3 | 473.3 | 464.6 | 464.7 | 463.2 | 461.8 | 460.2 | 457.8 | 458.2 | 458 | 455.7 | 457.4 | 459.7 | 467.6 | 470.8 | 474.4 | 470 | 471.7 | 468.1 | 466.1 | 470.2 | 481 | 478.8 | 479.1 | 476 | 472.4 | 470.8 | 467 | 462.9 | 469.9 | 471.6 | 469.2 | 463.2 | |
| Group / Petroleum, coal and related products | 5,691 | 6,024.2 | 6,265.6 | 6,162.1 | 5,869.5 | 4,588.7 | 4,168.8 | 4,111.4 | 4,231.4 | 4,309.1 | 4,378 | 4,308.4 | 4,280.3 | 4,232.3 | 4,093.4 | 4,319.9 | 4,546.2 | 4,726.8 | 4,799.5 | 4,760.4 | 4,667.2 | 4,669.7 | 4,623.3 | 4,624.8 | 4,798.5 | 5,064.7 | 5,083 | 5,099.6 | 5,021.9 | 4,875 | 4,908.6 | 4,854.1 | 4,934.7 | 5,118.9 | 5,028.1 | 4,900.7 | 4,781.6 | |
| Group / Ceramic, stone and clay products | 1,299 | 1,298.2 | 1,291.4 | 1,283.8 | 1,276.7 | 1,269 | 1,256.5 | 1,256.2 | 1,246.4 | 1,245.7 | 1,238.5 | 1,231.6 | 1,229.1 | 1,222.6 | 1,211.2 | 1,201 | 1,193.8 | 1,189.5 | 1,186.3 | 1,190.4 | 1,183.2 | 1,180.4 | 1,172.1 | 1,164.3 | 1,163 | 1,171.7 | 1,168.7 | 1,165.4 | 1,158.6 | 1,153.1 | 1,151.1 | 1,145.1 | 1,146.1 | 1,148.5 | 1,146.3 | 1,138.4 | 1,133.9 | |
| Group / Iron and steel | 1,406.1 | 1,423.5 | 1,411.7 | 1,398 | 1,384.7 | 1,363.6 | 1,343.9 | 1,336.5 | 1,333.5 | 1,331.5 | 1,324.7 | 1,320.8 | 1,321.3 | 1,325.2 | 1,330 | 1,332.9 | 1,330.4 | 1,363.7 | 1,374.3 | 1,391.9 | 1,398.2 | 1,401 | 1,403.6 | 1,397.9 | 1,420.9 | 1,484.5 | 1,488.7 | 1,484.8 | 1,468.5 | 1,459.3 | 1,460.6 | 1,442.1 | 1,432.4 | 1,448 | 1,453.1 | 1,454 | 1,450.8 | |
| Group / Nonferrous metals | 2,618 | 2,595.1 | 2,592.6 | 2,570.5 | 2,540.4 | 2,525.7 | 2,514 | 2,457.4 | 2,210.1 | 2,095.4 | 2,005.6 | 1,869.6 | 1,818 | 1,813 | 1,768.5 | 1,726.6 | 1,730.3 | 1,754.6 | 1,738.3 | 1,736.3 | 1,709.1 | 1,733.2 | 1,704.4 | 1,616.1 | 1,645 | 1,767.1 | 1,776.8 | 1,740.7 | 1,630.6 | 1,533.7 | 1,502.8 | 1,489.4 | 1,471.4 | 1,484.7 | 1,474.8 | 1,481 | 1,467.4 | |
| Group / Metal products | 1,414.5 | 1,409.7 | 1,401.2 | 1,396.7 | 1,384 | 1,370.3 | 1,365.5 | 1,351.2 | 1,350.9 | 1,350.9 | 1,346.5 | 1,343.5 | 1,349.8 | 1,359.5 | 1,358 | 1,350.1 | 1,344.2 | 1,343.3 | 1,342.9 | 1,346.3 | 1,341.2 | 1,345.2 | 1,330.3 | 1,304.9 | 1,308.4 | 1,319.1 | 1,317.1 | 1,306.1 | 1,304.3 | 1,290.1 | 1,283 | 1,278.2 | 1,274.4 | 1,279.3 | 1,276.9 | 1,274.3 | 1,268.5 | |
| Group / Machinery and equipment | 269.1 | 270.5 | 267.1 | 263.4 | 261.6 | 257.4 | 255.4 | 253.2 | 249.5 | 247.9 | 245.5 | 242.9 | 242.3 | 241.3 | 239.1 | 238.7 | 239.2 | 240.9 | 242.4 | 244.2 | 243.2 | 244.1 | 242.2 | 238.3 | 239.8 | 245.9 | 245 | 244 | 242.5 | 239.2 | 238.1 | 236.6 | 233.9 | 236.9 | 236.1 | 235 | 233.5 | |
| Group / Miscellaneous goods | 1,483.2 | 1,488.4 | 1,417.7 | 1,419.4 | 1,373.4 | 1,332.2 | 1,312.3 | 1,344.1 | 1,340.1 | 1,337.3 | 1,311.5 | 1,320.2 | 1,329 | 1,348.3 | 1,343.1 | 1,352.3 | 1,340.5 | 1,339.9 | 1,343.2 | 1,384.5 | 1,369.6 | 1,357.5 | 1,329.1 | 1,319.9 | 1,349.1 | 1,374.4 | 1,350.2 | 1,337.6 | 1,302.1 | 1,314.1 | 1,321.4 | 1,320.8 | 1,301.9 | 1,291.6 | 1,290.2 | 1,278.8 | 1,290.2 |
Latest reading
[Prewar Base Index] All commodities stood at 1,026.8 1934-36 average=1 in Aug 2026. That is −1.0% from Jul 2026 and +13.4% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Oct 1900 to Aug 2026. Source: Bank of Japan – Time-Series Data Search.
- Latest
- 1,026.8 1934-36 average=1
- Aug 2026
- vs previous period
- −1.0%
- Jul 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +13.4%
About this data
Long-run linked corporate goods price indices on the 1934–1936 base, back to 1900. 13 series. Source: Bank of Japan, Time-Series Data Search.
