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Fuel prices: survey of 23 Oct 2006
Regular gasoline140.2 yen/Lw/w -0.8
Premium gasoline151.2 yen/Lw/w -0.8
Diesel117.8 yen/Lw/w -0.4
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,495 yen/18 Lw/w -9
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 24 Oct 2005 | 23 Oct 2006 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 131.1 | 140.2 | +9.1 |
| Premium gasoline | 142.2 | 151.2 | +9.0 |
| Diesel | 106.9 | 117.8 | +10.9 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,256 | 1,495 | +239 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,354 | 1,601 | +247 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
148.2
146.2
144.5
144.1
143.3
143.1
143.0
142.6
142.5
142.5
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
134.5
135.3
135.4
135.9
136.1
136.2
137.3
137.5
138.2
138.3
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 140.8 | 151.4 | 120.0 | 1,499 | -0.4 |
| Aomori | 137.5 | 148.1 | 114.3 | 1,442 | ±0 |
| Iwate | 138.3 | 150.0 | 115.1 | 1,407 | -0.7 |
| Miyagi | 138.8 | 149.3 | 117.0 | 1,413 | -1.1 |
| Akita | 139.0 | 150.4 | 116.0 | 1,427 | -0.1 |
| Yamagata | 138.4 | 149.8 | 115.5 | 1,450 | -0.7 |
| Fukushima | 139.5 | 150.8 | 117.8 | 1,431 | -1.3 |
| Ibaraki | 136.2 | 147.1 | 112.9 | 1,407 | -0.9 |
| Tochigi | 136.1 | 147.1 | 115.2 | 1,452 | -0.7 |
| Gunma | 135.4 | 146.5 | 114.9 | 1,447 | -0.7 |
| Saitama | 135.3 | 146.0 | 114.4 | 1,449 | -1.6 |
| Chiba | 138.2 | 148.8 | 115.5 | 1,478 | -0.7 |
| Tokyo | 141.8 | 152.6 | 118.7 | 1,578 | -0.8 |
| Kanagawa | 139.0 | 149.8 | 118.4 | 1,514 | -1.0 |
| Niigata | 139.9 | 150.3 | 117.5 | 1,485 | -0.7 |
| Toyama | 139.9 | 151.0 | 117.9 | 1,483 | -0.9 |
| Ishikawa | 141.5 | 152.6 | 119.4 | 1,467 | -0.5 |
| Fukui | 140.4 | 152.2 | 117.2 | 1,474 | -0.8 |
| Yamanashi | 141.4 | 152.5 | 118.4 | 1,514 | -0.1 |
| Nagano | 144.5 | 156.2 | 120.9 | 1,490 | -1.1 |
| Gifu | 140.6 | 151.9 | 117.8 | 1,460 | -0.6 |
| Shizuoka | 142.5 | 154.2 | 119.3 | 1,546 | -1.1 |
| Aichi | 141.2 | 152.4 | 118.3 | 1,537 | -0.3 |
| Mie | 139.1 | 150.2 | 117.2 | 1,454 | -0.7 |
| Shiga | 135.9 | 146.5 | 114.4 | 1,462 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 140.0 | 151.2 | 117.4 | 1,489 | -1.5 |
| Osaka | 139.9 | 151.0 | 118.0 | 1,515 | -1.3 |
| Hyōgo | 140.0 | 151.6 | 117.9 | 1,528 | -1.0 |
| Nara | 139.6 | 150.8 | 117.1 | 1,472 | -1.2 |
| Wakayama | 140.8 | 151.8 | 118.2 | 1,506 | -0.4 |
| Tottori | 137.3 | 148.0 | 118.4 | 1,439 | -0.6 |
| Shimane | 143.0 | 153.6 | 119.5 | 1,518 | -0.6 |
| Okayama | 141.6 | 152.8 | 120.5 | 1,457 | -0.5 |
| Hiroshima | 141.4 | 152.7 | 119.3 | 1,505 | -1.1 |
| Yamaguchi | 142.0 | 152.8 | 119.0 | 1,525 | -0.2 |
| Tokushima | 140.1 | 152.5 | 118.0 | 1,512 | -0.6 |
| Kagawa | 141.0 | 151.8 | 116.4 | 1,459 | -0.1 |
| Ehime | 142.5 | 154.2 | 118.1 | 1,522 | -0.5 |
| Kōchi | 141.3 | 151.4 | 118.7 | 1,565 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 139.9 | 150.8 | 116.6 | 1,476 | -0.9 |
| Saga | 143.1 | 153.6 | 119.4 | 1,531 | -1.1 |
| Nagasaki | 148.2 | 158.9 | 125.1 | 1,611 | -0.5 |
| Kumamoto | 142.6 | 153.5 | 117.4 | 1,555 | -0.2 |
| Ōita | 143.3 | 154.7 | 119.7 | 1,553 | -1.0 |
| Miyazaki | 144.1 | 155.2 | 119.6 | 1,576 | -0.2 |
| Kagoshima | 146.2 | 156.0 | 122.4 | 1,615 | -1.0 |
| Okinawa | 134.5 | 145.6 | 116.8 | 1,626 | -1.3 |
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 140.2 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (148.2); lowest: Okinawa (134.5); gap 13.7 yen.