1998~2016まで物価が上がらなかった日本. Judging from the price of Big Macs in April 2000, the price difference between Japan and the United States was only about 14%. It can be said that Japanese Big Macs have become much cheaper in 22 years.

日本は「物価の安い国」になった? Is the rising rate of food prices in China and Japan low? Explanation of the past のビッグマック index にみる変化を!

Has Japan become a "cheap country"? Do the prices of the United States and China rise at a lower rate than Japan? Explain the changes from the past "Big Mac" index!

1998～2016 まで物価が上がらなかったJapan. In recent years, the consumer goods index, consumer goods index, and consumer goods index have increased by several percent.この间にOverseas の物価はどう変动したのでしょうか. Comparison of the purchasing power of each country's currency and currency "Purchasing Index" Use いて, 日本と世界の物価の変化をみていきます.

Japan’s prices have not increased from 1998 to 2016. In recent years, prices have finally increased, but the consumer price index has only increased by about a few percent. How did foreign prices change during this period? Based on the prices of Big Macs sold by McDonald's in various countries, we compared the purchasing power of currencies in various countries and used the " Big Mac Index " to observe price changes in Japan and the world.

ビッグマック indexの考え方

"Big Mac" index thoughts

exampleえば、日本で390円で売られているビッグマックがアメリカIn the case of で6ドルで売られている, "1ドル＝65 yen (390÷ 6)　がこのoccasionのビッグマックindexとなります.仮に为为レートが1ドル＝130円であれば、为狠相场はビッグマックindexと比べて円安であると考えられ、FUTURE には円高に动くと speculate されます.

For example, a Big Mac that sells for 390 yen (19 yuan per month) in Japan costs $6 in the United States, then "1 dollar = 65 yen (390÷6)" is the Big Mac in this case index. Assuming that the exchange rate is 1 US dollar = 130 yen, compared with the "Big Mac" index, it can be considered that the yen has depreciated, and it can be speculated that the yen may appreciate in the future.

実界には、ビッグマックの大きさは国によってdifferentなるため、アメリカで6ドルするビッグマックConvert Japanese yen to yen to 780 yen (for the substitute phase field of yen 1 yen = 130 yen) yen to yen,日本よりアメリカの物価が高いとは言えません.ただし、Past and present のビッグマックの価格を国ごとにComparison すると、国の物価がどのように変化したのかがみえてきます.

In fact, the size of the Big Mac varies according to the country. Therefore, a Big Mac worth 6 US dollars in the United States is converted into 780 yen. The Japanese yen exchange rate (1 US dollar = 130 yen) says that prices in Japan are much higher than those in the United States. High, I can't say. However, if you compare past and present Big Mac prices by country, you can see how prices have changed in each country.

Comparison of 2000 and 2022

Comparison of 2022 and

Comparison of 2000 and 2022 Comparison of 2000 and 2022. Comparison of Japanese, American and Chinese countries. Table 1. Table 1 ビッグマックの価格

Let’s compare the prices of Big Macs in 2000 and 2022. Table 1 shows the comparison results of Japan, the United States, and China. Table 1 The price of Big Mac

Reference: The Economist "The Big Mac index"

日本も Material cost の上がりましたが、アメリカや中国と比べて Increase rate は明らかにいです.ビッグマックindexでみても、April 2000は「1ドル＝117.1 yen」でしたがApril 2022は「1ドル＝67.1 yen」となり、ビッグマThe ック index is higher than the べると by more than 40%.モノとcurrency equivalence exchange できるため, ビックマック index で円高になっている分, 日本ではモノの価値が下がっているといえます.

Japan has also seen price increases due to rising material costs and other reasons, but the increase is significantly lower than that of the United States and China. Judging from the Big Mac Index, in April 2000 it was "1 US dollar = 117.1 yen", and in April 2022 it was "1 US dollar = 67.1 yen". Compared with the Big Mac Index, the Japanese yen has appreciated by 40% above. Because items and currencies can be exchanged at equivalent prices, as the Big Mac Index yen appreciates, it can be said that the value of items in Japan is also declining.

As of June 18, 2022, the time is 135 yen.えてしまうことになります. As of April 2000, のビッグマックの価格でみれば, 日本とアメリカの価格 difference は14% だったため, 日本のビッグマックIn the past 22 years, it has been a great success.

The exchange rate on June 18, 2022 is 1 US dollar = about 135 yen, so people living in the United States can buy a Big Mac at half the price in the United States when traveling to Japan. Judging from the price of Big Macs in April 2000, the price difference between Japan and the United States was only about 14%. It can be said that Japanese Big Macs have become much cheaper in 22 years.

日本は物価の安い国にりつつある

Japan is becoming a low-cost country

ビッグマックindexは、さまざまなモノの中の1つの価Comparison of the grid, the main body, the weight, the large sizeさが国によって是なります.とはいえ, 22 years of でこれだけビッグマックの価色码が広がっている点を考えれば, 日本の物価はOverseas からみてphase対的安くなっているといえるでしょう. From now on, we will buy overseas おうとしても and 価格が高すぎて手が出ないかもしれません.

The Big Mac Index simply compares the price of one of various items, and the weight and size of the Big Mac itself also varies from country to country. Having said that, considering that the price gap of Big Mac burgers has been so large over the past 22 years, it can be said that prices in Japan are relatively cheap compared to foreign countries. Even if you want to buy something from abroad in the future, you may not be able to afford it because the price is too high.