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Fuel prices: survey of 18 Dec 2006
Regular gasoline134.5 yen/Lw/w -0.3
Premium gasoline145.5 yen/Lw/w -0.3
Diesel113.7 yen/Lw/w -0.1
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,407 yen/18 Lw/w -3
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 19 Dec 2005 | 18 Dec 2006 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 129.0 | 134.5 | +5.5 |
| Premium gasoline | 140.2 | 145.5 | +5.3 |
| Diesel | 105.7 | 113.7 | +8.0 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,263 | 1,407 | +144 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,365 | 1,526 | +161 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
143.1
142.5
138.8
138.2
137.9
137.5
137.1
137.0
136.9
136.8
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
127.4
128.8
129.0
129.8
130.3
131.1
131.8
132.1
132.6
132.7
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 134.4 | 144.8 | 114.2 | 1,396 | -0.5 |
| Aomori | 134.3 | 144.7 | 112.5 | 1,362 | +0.6 |
| Iwate | 134.1 | 146.1 | 111.8 | 1,339 | -0.2 |
| Miyagi | 133.2 | 143.8 | 112.7 | 1,330 | +0.8 |
| Akita | 132.7 | 143.7 | 111.9 | 1,344 | -0.5 |
| Yamagata | 133.8 | 145.1 | 112.2 | 1,359 | ±0 |
| Fukushima | 135.3 | 146.7 | 114.4 | 1,363 | -0.4 |
| Ibaraki | 129.8 | 140.6 | 108.9 | 1,326 | -0.4 |
| Tochigi | 130.3 | 141.3 | 111.6 | 1,383 | -0.5 |
| Gunma | 127.4 | 138.7 | 110.3 | 1,378 | -0.3 |
| Saitama | 128.8 | 139.5 | 110.4 | 1,361 | -0.5 |
| Chiba | 131.1 | 141.7 | 110.3 | 1,404 | -0.2 |
| Tokyo | 137.0 | 147.8 | 114.9 | 1,491 | ±0 |
| Kanagawa | 131.8 | 142.5 | 113.7 | 1,422 | -0.1 |
| Niigata | 136.0 | 146.6 | 114.9 | 1,412 | ±0 |
| Toyama | 133.8 | 144.8 | 114.1 | 1,441 | -0.1 |
| Ishikawa | 136.4 | 147.5 | 116.0 | 1,390 | -1.1 |
| Fukui | 134.9 | 147.1 | 114.7 | 1,377 | -0.5 |
| Yamanashi | 136.3 | 147.4 | 114.5 | 1,437 | -0.1 |
| Nagano | 138.8 | 150.3 | 117.0 | 1,395 | -0.6 |
| Gifu | 135.9 | 147.1 | 114.2 | 1,378 | -0.2 |
| Shizuoka | 136.8 | 148.6 | 114.3 | 1,445 | -0.8 |
| Aichi | 135.8 | 147.2 | 113.9 | 1,448 | -0.4 |
| Mie | 133.1 | 144.4 | 112.9 | 1,372 | -0.4 |
| Shiga | 132.6 | 143.5 | 112.5 | 1,360 | -0.1 |
| Kyoto | 134.3 | 145.7 | 113.2 | 1,408 | +0.1 |
| Osaka | 134.4 | 145.5 | 114.5 | 1,409 | ±0 |
| Hyōgo | 133.5 | 144.9 | 112.6 | 1,417 | -0.3 |
| Nara | 134.2 | 145.2 | 113.0 | 1,401 | -0.4 |
| Wakayama | 134.3 | 145.1 | 114.5 | 1,424 | -0.5 |
| Tottori | 132.8 | 143.6 | 113.8 | 1,369 | -0.9 |
| Shimane | 136.8 | 147.7 | 115.6 | 1,380 | -0.5 |
| Okayama | 132.1 | 143.4 | 113.1 | 1,344 | -0.8 |
| Hiroshima | 134.5 | 145.9 | 114.1 | 1,413 | -0.5 |
| Yamaguchi | 136.9 | 147.6 | 115.2 | 1,417 | -0.2 |
| Tokushima | 135.2 | 147.6 | 113.7 | 1,408 | +0.1 |
| Kagawa | 134.6 | 145.5 | 112.0 | 1,394 | -0.7 |
| Ehime | 138.2 | 149.8 | 115.8 | 1,431 | -0.3 |
| Kōchi | 129.0 | 139.1 | 109.0 | 1,433 | -0.1 |
| Fukuoka | 134.9 | 145.9 | 112.7 | 1,380 | -0.1 |
| Saga | 136.5 | 147.3 | 114.9 | 1,442 | -0.2 |
| Nagasaki | 143.1 | 153.6 | 121.7 | 1,487 | -0.2 |
| Kumamoto | 137.1 | 148.2 | 113.3 | 1,478 | -0.4 |
| Ōita | 137.9 | 148.8 | 116.5 | 1,448 | +0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 137.5 | 148.9 | 116.0 | 1,481 | -1.0 |
| Kagoshima | 142.5 | 152.6 | 119.8 | 1,529 | -0.5 |
| Okinawa | 133.4 | 143.9 | 114.7 | 1,630 | +1.8 |
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 134.5 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (143.1); lowest: Gunma (127.4); gap 15.7 yen.