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Fuel prices: survey of 24 Apr 2006
Regular gasoline131.1 yen/Lw/w +0.2
Premium gasoline142.3 yen/Lw/w +0.2
Diesel108.0 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,406 yen/18 Lw/w ±0
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 25 Apr 2005 | 24 Apr 2006 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 122.5 | 131.1 | +8.6 |
| Premium gasoline | 133.8 | 142.3 | +8.5 |
| Diesel | 98.1 | 108.0 | +9.9 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,115 | 1,406 | +291 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,217 | 1,511 | +294 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
140.5
137.7
136.3
135.7
135.6
133.7
133.7
133.2
132.8
132.8
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
125.3
126.2
126.3
126.5
127.3
127.7
128.4
128.4
128.6
128.9
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 131.4 | 142.2 | 110.3 | 1,403 | +0.3 |
| Aomori | 130.3 | 141.3 | 107.1 | 1,381 | +0.9 |
| Iwate | 131.0 | 142.8 | 106.6 | 1,354 | ±0 |
| Miyagi | 129.1 | 139.9 | 105.3 | 1,358 | +0.1 |
| Akita | 127.7 | 139.8 | 105.8 | 1,352 | -0.1 |
| Yamagata | 129.3 | 140.8 | 104.8 | 1,338 | +0.1 |
| Fukushima | 129.8 | 141.2 | 107.7 | 1,350 | -0.2 |
| Ibaraki | 126.5 | 137.5 | 103.1 | 1,326 | +0.6 |
| Tochigi | 128.6 | 139.5 | 105.9 | 1,382 | -0.1 |
| Gunma | 126.2 | 137.4 | 104.1 | 1,378 | +0.1 |
| Saitama | 126.3 | 137.2 | 103.8 | 1,384 | ±0 |
| Chiba | 128.9 | 139.6 | 105.5 | 1,397 | +0.1 |
| Tokyo | 132.3 | 143.4 | 107.8 | 1,478 | +0.1 |
| Kanagawa | 130.0 | 140.5 | 107.8 | 1,430 | ±0 |
| Niigata | 132.2 | 142.9 | 109.5 | 1,432 | +0.4 |
| Toyama | 132.7 | 143.6 | 108.6 | 1,429 | +0.1 |
| Ishikawa | 132.8 | 143.7 | 109.3 | 1,374 | +0.2 |
| Fukui | 128.4 | 140.2 | 106.1 | 1,388 | +0.1 |
| Yamanashi | 131.2 | 142.1 | 108.6 | 1,405 | ±0 |
| Nagano | 136.3 | 148.1 | 111.8 | 1,386 | +0.1 |
| Gifu | 132.1 | 143.6 | 109.5 | 1,414 | +0.3 |
| Shizuoka | 131.9 | 143.4 | 109.0 | 1,433 | ±0 |
| Aichi | 131.0 | 142.3 | 108.3 | 1,432 | +0.2 |
| Mie | 130.7 | 142.0 | 108.5 | 1,392 | +0.5 |
| Shiga | 127.3 | 139.0 | 103.5 | 1,352 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 130.9 | 142.0 | 108.0 | 1,433 | ±0 |
| Osaka | 130.4 | 141.4 | 107.6 | 1,417 | +0.1 |
| Hyōgo | 130.8 | 142.4 | 108.2 | 1,424 | ±0 |
| Nara | 131.4 | 142.9 | 108.7 | 1,421 | +0.1 |
| Wakayama | 131.4 | 142.3 | 108.2 | 1,434 | +1.3 |
| Tottori | 133.2 | 143.8 | 109.6 | 1,399 | +2.3 |
| Shimane | 135.7 | 146.7 | 110.7 | 1,428 | +0.1 |
| Okayama | 131.4 | 142.5 | 110.6 | 1,387 | ±0 |
| Hiroshima | 132.1 | 143.4 | 109.9 | 1,424 | +0.2 |
| Yamaguchi | 131.2 | 142.1 | 109.6 | 1,428 | +0.3 |
| Tokushima | 131.9 | 144.5 | 108.8 | 1,403 | +0.1 |
| Kagawa | 128.4 | 139.3 | 104.9 | 1,427 | -0.2 |
| Ehime | 132.8 | 144.3 | 108.2 | 1,417 | ±0 |
| Kōchi | 131.8 | 142.0 | 106.7 | 1,440 | +0.3 |
| Fukuoka | 131.8 | 142.9 | 107.6 | 1,382 | +0.1 |
| Saga | 133.7 | 144.6 | 110.2 | 1,421 | +0.1 |
| Nagasaki | 140.5 | 151.3 | 116.6 | 1,461 | ±0 |
| Kumamoto | 133.7 | 144.9 | 108.9 | 1,434 | +0.7 |
| Ōita | 135.6 | 146.6 | 110.8 | 1,432 | ±0 |
| Miyazaki | 132.6 | 144.2 | 110.0 | 1,460 | +0.1 |
| Kagoshima | 137.7 | 147.5 | 113.1 | 1,469 | -0.1 |
| Okinawa | 125.3 | 136.5 | 107.3 | 1,454 | +1.0 |
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 131.1 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (140.5); lowest: Okinawa (125.3); gap 15.2 yen.