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Fuel prices: survey of 15 May 2006
Regular gasoline136.1 yen/Lw/w +0.2
Premium gasoline147.1 yen/Lw/w +0.2
Diesel112.7 yen/Lw/w +0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,451 yen/18 Lw/w +3
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 16 May 2005 | 15 May 2006 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 124.5 | 136.1 | +11.6 |
| Premium gasoline | 135.8 | 147.1 | +11.3 |
| Diesel | 100.2 | 112.7 | +12.5 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,142 | 1,451 | +309 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,242 | 1,554 | +312 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
144.7
141.5
140.5
140.0
139.9
138.7
138.3
138.0
138.0
137.7
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
128.5
131.5
131.9
132.3
133.3
133.3
133.4
133.9
134.1
134.3
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 135.8 | 146.6 | 114.8 | 1,446 | +0.3 |
| Aomori | 135.8 | 147.0 | 111.9 | 1,437 | +0.4 |
| Iwate | 136.0 | 147.6 | 111.4 | 1,379 | ±0 |
| Miyagi | 134.1 | 144.8 | 110.8 | 1,392 | +0.2 |
| Akita | 133.3 | 144.8 | 111.7 | 1,422 | +0.3 |
| Yamagata | 134.3 | 145.9 | 110.1 | 1,406 | +0.5 |
| Fukushima | 134.4 | 146.1 | 112.3 | 1,393 | +0.1 |
| Ibaraki | 132.3 | 143.3 | 108.4 | 1,365 | +0.2 |
| Tochigi | 134.8 | 145.6 | 110.2 | 1,417 | +1.3 |
| Gunma | 131.9 | 143.1 | 109.2 | 1,420 | +0.2 |
| Saitama | 133.3 | 143.9 | 109.5 | 1,415 | +0.3 |
| Chiba | 135.5 | 146.1 | 111.9 | 1,434 | +0.1 |
| Tokyo | 137.0 | 148.1 | 112.7 | 1,521 | -0.1 |
| Kanagawa | 134.3 | 144.9 | 111.6 | 1,443 | -0.1 |
| Niigata | 136.8 | 147.3 | 114.1 | 1,465 | ±0 |
| Toyama | 137.0 | 148.0 | 112.9 | 1,485 | -0.2 |
| Ishikawa | 137.4 | 148.2 | 114.3 | 1,462 | +0.1 |
| Fukui | 133.4 | 144.6 | 109.8 | 1,422 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 135.3 | 146.3 | 112.6 | 1,462 | ±0 |
| Nagano | 140.5 | 152.3 | 116.1 | 1,437 | +0.2 |
| Gifu | 136.3 | 147.7 | 113.4 | 1,456 | +0.1 |
| Shizuoka | 136.9 | 148.2 | 113.0 | 1,485 | -0.1 |
| Aichi | 135.6 | 147.0 | 112.4 | 1,471 | +0.3 |
| Mie | 134.7 | 145.9 | 112.5 | 1,415 | ±0 |
| Shiga | 131.5 | 143.1 | 108.7 | 1,402 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 136.2 | 147.4 | 113.2 | 1,472 | +0.3 |
| Osaka | 136.2 | 147.0 | 112.6 | 1,459 | +0.5 |
| Hyōgo | 135.9 | 147.3 | 112.8 | 1,466 | +0.2 |
| Nara | 136.8 | 148.3 | 113.8 | 1,456 | +0.1 |
| Wakayama | 135.0 | 145.6 | 112.1 | 1,486 | +0.3 |
| Tottori | 137.5 | 148.1 | 113.3 | 1,407 | +1.4 |
| Shimane | 139.9 | 150.9 | 113.8 | 1,466 | +0.1 |
| Okayama | 136.5 | 147.6 | 116.3 | 1,435 | -0.1 |
| Hiroshima | 137.1 | 148.3 | 114.7 | 1,468 | +0.5 |
| Yamaguchi | 135.9 | 146.8 | 113.4 | 1,470 | +0.2 |
| Tokushima | 138.0 | 150.8 | 115.1 | 1,471 | +0.8 |
| Kagawa | 133.9 | 144.5 | 110.9 | 1,450 | -0.1 |
| Ehime | 138.0 | 149.7 | 113.3 | 1,456 | +0.9 |
| Kōchi | 136.0 | 146.2 | 112.1 | 1,495 | -1.2 |
| Fukuoka | 136.9 | 147.9 | 112.4 | 1,442 | ±0 |
| Saga | 138.7 | 149.3 | 114.8 | 1,489 | +0.5 |
| Nagasaki | 144.7 | 155.8 | 120.7 | 1,543 | +0.5 |
| Kumamoto | 137.7 | 148.6 | 113.2 | 1,492 | ±0 |
| Ōita | 140.0 | 150.7 | 114.4 | 1,478 | +0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 138.3 | 149.9 | 114.2 | 1,528 | +0.7 |
| Kagoshima | 141.5 | 151.1 | 116.8 | 1,530 | +0.3 |
| Okinawa | 128.5 | 139.8 | 110.1 | 1,496 | -0.1 |
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 136.1 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (144.7); lowest: Okinawa (128.5); gap 16.2 yen.