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Fuel prices: survey of 21 Aug 2006
Regular gasoline143.9 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Premium gasoline154.9 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Diesel120.2 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,536 yen/18 Lw/w +1
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 22 Aug 2005 | 21 Aug 2006 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 128.7 | 143.9 | +15.2 |
| Premium gasoline | 139.8 | 154.9 | +15.1 |
| Diesel | 104.6 | 120.2 | +15.6 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,210 | 1,536 | +326 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,309 | 1,639 | +330 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
151.1
148.3
146.7
145.9
145.8
145.5
145.4
145.3
145.3
145.1
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
137.1
140.2
140.9
141.3
141.6
141.7
141.7
141.8
142.5
142.6
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 142.9 | 153.5 | 122.0 | 1,556 | +0.1 |
| Aomori | 141.7 | 152.7 | 117.8 | 1,504 | +0.1 |
| Iwate | 142.8 | 154.4 | 119.1 | 1,459 | ±0 |
| Miyagi | 143.0 | 153.8 | 120.3 | 1,480 | +0.1 |
| Akita | 142.6 | 154.0 | 118.7 | 1,491 | +0.4 |
| Yamagata | 143.1 | 154.6 | 118.3 | 1,483 | +0.1 |
| Fukushima | 142.8 | 154.0 | 120.5 | 1,490 | ±0 |
| Ibaraki | 140.9 | 151.9 | 116.5 | 1,450 | -0.4 |
| Tochigi | 141.7 | 152.6 | 117.9 | 1,503 | +0.1 |
| Gunma | 140.2 | 151.3 | 117.0 | 1,484 | -0.1 |
| Saitama | 141.6 | 152.3 | 117.6 | 1,493 | -0.1 |
| Chiba | 143.6 | 154.1 | 119.4 | 1,510 | ±0 |
| Tokyo | 145.4 | 156.3 | 121.2 | 1,588 | -0.1 |
| Kanagawa | 144.0 | 155.0 | 121.5 | 1,532 | -0.2 |
| Niigata | 144.4 | 154.8 | 121.0 | 1,546 | ±0 |
| Toyama | 143.7 | 154.8 | 121.2 | 1,560 | +0.1 |
| Ishikawa | 143.9 | 155.0 | 120.8 | 1,502 | ±0 |
| Fukui | 142.9 | 154.5 | 118.4 | 1,503 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 143.1 | 154.2 | 119.6 | 1,558 | ±0 |
| Nagano | 145.9 | 157.7 | 122.0 | 1,517 | -0.2 |
| Gifu | 144.7 | 156.0 | 121.2 | 1,535 | ±0 |
| Shizuoka | 144.6 | 156.1 | 120.3 | 1,573 | +0.2 |
| Aichi | 144.5 | 155.9 | 120.9 | 1,578 | +0.4 |
| Mie | 142.5 | 153.8 | 120.0 | 1,505 | ±0 |
| Shiga | 141.8 | 152.2 | 117.4 | 1,493 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 145.1 | 156.4 | 121.6 | 1,565 | -0.1 |
| Osaka | 144.7 | 155.8 | 121.1 | 1,530 | ±0 |
| Hyōgo | 143.5 | 154.9 | 119.6 | 1,566 | ±0 |
| Nara | 144.5 | 156.2 | 121.6 | 1,529 | ±0 |
| Wakayama | 144.3 | 155.1 | 120.5 | 1,562 | +0.1 |
| Tottori | 144.1 | 154.9 | 120.3 | 1,464 | +3.0 |
| Shimane | 145.8 | 156.5 | 119.9 | 1,552 | +0.5 |
| Okayama | 143.1 | 154.4 | 121.9 | 1,484 | ±0 |
| Hiroshima | 144.8 | 156.1 | 122.2 | 1,556 | +0.3 |
| Yamaguchi | 144.5 | 155.3 | 120.5 | 1,566 | ±0 |
| Tokushima | 144.8 | 157.6 | 121.8 | 1,562 | ±0 |
| Kagawa | 144.4 | 155.3 | 119.5 | 1,513 | +0.1 |
| Ehime | 145.3 | 157.1 | 120.1 | 1,551 | +0.2 |
| Kōchi | 141.3 | 151.4 | 118.4 | 1,574 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 144.3 | 155.0 | 120.0 | 1,532 | ±0 |
| Saga | 145.3 | 155.7 | 121.0 | 1,574 | ±0 |
| Nagasaki | 151.1 | 161.9 | 127.0 | 1,645 | +0.4 |
| Kumamoto | 144.7 | 155.5 | 119.0 | 1,586 | ±0 |
| Ōita | 146.7 | 157.8 | 121.1 | 1,572 | +0.4 |
| Miyazaki | 145.5 | 156.6 | 120.0 | 1,591 | -0.3 |
| Kagoshima | 148.3 | 158.2 | 123.8 | 1,639 | ±0 |
| Okinawa | 137.1 | 148.6 | 118.9 | 1,637 | +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 143.9 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (151.1); lowest: Okinawa (137.1); gap 14.0 yen.