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Fuel prices: survey of 20 Mar 2006
Regular gasoline130.7 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Premium gasoline141.8 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Diesel107.7 yen/Lw/w +0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,415 yen/18 Lw/w -3
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 14 Mar 2005 | 20 Mar 2006 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 117.1 | 130.7 | +13.6 |
| Premium gasoline | 128.4 | 141.8 | +13.4 |
| Diesel | 93.1 | 107.7 | +14.6 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,015 | 1,415 | +400 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,122 | 1,519 | +397 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
140.3
137.9
136.2
135.0
135.0
133.2
133.0
133.0
132.6
132.4
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
124.6
125.1
126.4
126.5
127.2
127.3
127.6
128.5
128.7
128.7
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 131.0 | 141.8 | 109.8 | 1,405 | +0.1 |
| Aomori | 129.2 | 140.3 | 106.3 | 1,381 | +0.1 |
| Iwate | 129.7 | 141.6 | 105.3 | 1,359 | +0.5 |
| Miyagi | 128.8 | 139.6 | 104.9 | 1,357 | +0.1 |
| Akita | 128.7 | 140.5 | 106.4 | 1,361 | -0.2 |
| Yamagata | 128.8 | 140.3 | 104.1 | 1,363 | -0.1 |
| Fukushima | 129.7 | 141.0 | 107.6 | 1,361 | -0.1 |
| Ibaraki | 126.4 | 137.4 | 102.9 | 1,334 | +1.0 |
| Tochigi | 127.2 | 138.1 | 105.2 | 1,401 | ±0 |
| Gunma | 125.1 | 136.3 | 103.8 | 1,387 | +0.2 |
| Saitama | 126.5 | 137.5 | 103.9 | 1,398 | ±0 |
| Chiba | 128.5 | 138.9 | 105.0 | 1,401 | +1.0 |
| Tokyo | 132.2 | 143.4 | 107.6 | 1,479 | +0.3 |
| Kanagawa | 130.7 | 141.3 | 107.8 | 1,434 | -0.1 |
| Niigata | 131.8 | 142.7 | 109.1 | 1,452 | -0.2 |
| Toyama | 133.0 | 144.0 | 108.9 | 1,454 | +0.1 |
| Ishikawa | 132.4 | 143.3 | 108.7 | 1,384 | +0.4 |
| Fukui | 127.6 | 139.3 | 106.1 | 1,401 | -0.4 |
| Yamanashi | 131.2 | 142.0 | 108.4 | 1,410 | +0.5 |
| Nagano | 136.2 | 148.0 | 111.4 | 1,396 | +0.2 |
| Gifu | 131.5 | 142.9 | 109.1 | 1,423 | ±0 |
| Shizuoka | 131.8 | 143.3 | 108.9 | 1,445 | ±0 |
| Aichi | 130.6 | 141.8 | 107.8 | 1,441 | +0.1 |
| Mie | 129.7 | 141.1 | 107.6 | 1,402 | ±0 |
| Shiga | 127.3 | 139.1 | 103.6 | 1,353 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 130.6 | 142.2 | 108.1 | 1,468 | ±0 |
| Osaka | 130.2 | 141.2 | 107.4 | 1,420 | ±0 |
| Hyōgo | 129.9 | 141.5 | 107.7 | 1,438 | +0.1 |
| Nara | 130.7 | 142.2 | 108.0 | 1,414 | +0.7 |
| Wakayama | 128.7 | 139.7 | 106.0 | 1,453 | -0.1 |
| Tottori | 130.8 | 141.4 | 108.5 | 1,414 | -0.1 |
| Shimane | 135.0 | 145.9 | 110.2 | 1,426 | +0.3 |
| Okayama | 131.2 | 142.5 | 110.5 | 1,402 | +0.4 |
| Hiroshima | 131.6 | 143.0 | 109.6 | 1,436 | ±0 |
| Yamaguchi | 130.3 | 141.3 | 108.6 | 1,435 | +0.3 |
| Tokushima | 130.3 | 142.6 | 107.5 | 1,408 | +0.2 |
| Kagawa | 128.7 | 139.8 | 104.9 | 1,434 | ±0 |
| Ehime | 132.6 | 144.2 | 108.0 | 1,432 | ±0 |
| Kōchi | 131.5 | 141.7 | 106.5 | 1,440 | +0.1 |
| Fukuoka | 132.1 | 143.2 | 107.8 | 1,394 | +0.3 |
| Saga | 133.2 | 144.1 | 110.5 | 1,448 | +0.3 |
| Nagasaki | 140.3 | 151.0 | 116.6 | 1,464 | ±0 |
| Kumamoto | 133.0 | 144.1 | 108.6 | 1,428 | +0.1 |
| Ōita | 135.0 | 145.9 | 110.3 | 1,431 | +0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 132.1 | 143.7 | 109.5 | 1,468 | ±0 |
| Kagoshima | 137.9 | 147.6 | 113.1 | 1,471 | -0.1 |
| Okinawa | 124.6 | 135.7 | 106.6 | 1,464 | +0.2 |
Weekly cash retail prices from METI/ANRE's petroleum product price survey (consumption tax included; excluded before April 2004). Survey every Monday. Kerosene in yen per 18 L, others in yen per litre.
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Regular gasoline averaged 130.7 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (140.3); lowest: Okinawa (124.6); gap 15.7 yen.