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Fuel prices: survey of 15 Jan 2008
Regular gasoline153.7 yen/Lw/w -0.6
Premium gasoline164.6 yen/Lw/w -0.6
Diesel132.6 yen/Lw/w -0.4
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,751 yen/18 Lw/w -2
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 15 Jan 2007 | 15 Jan 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 133.3 | 153.7 | +20.4 |
| Premium gasoline | 144.3 | 164.6 | +20.3 |
| Diesel | 112.9 | 132.6 | +19.7 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,397 | 1,751 | +354 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,516 | 1,861 | +345 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
158.5
158.1
157.2
156.4
156.2
156.0
156.0
155.8
155.8
155.6
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
149.2
149.4
149.7
149.7
151.1
151.5
151.5
151.5
151.7
151.9
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 153.8 | 164.4 | 133.6 | 1,778 | -0.4 |
| Aomori | 152.3 | 162.6 | 132.7 | 1,716 | -0.7 |
| Iwate | 151.7 | 163.1 | 130.7 | 1,677 | -0.7 |
| Miyagi | 151.1 | 161.6 | 130.3 | 1,672 | -0.3 |
| Akita | 149.4 | 159.8 | 128.9 | 1,707 | -0.7 |
| Yamagata | 152.7 | 163.9 | 130.3 | 1,702 | -0.7 |
| Fukushima | 154.2 | 165.5 | 133.1 | 1,701 | -0.6 |
| Ibaraki | 151.5 | 162.5 | 130.3 | 1,700 | -0.4 |
| Tochigi | 152.1 | 163.1 | 130.6 | 1,749 | -0.7 |
| Gunma | 149.2 | 160.1 | 130.3 | 1,714 | -2.0 |
| Saitama | 149.7 | 160.5 | 130.2 | 1,752 | -1.0 |
| Chiba | 151.5 | 162.2 | 131.4 | 1,746 | -0.8 |
| Tokyo | 156.0 | 166.9 | 135.2 | 1,837 | -0.5 |
| Kanagawa | 152.8 | 163.6 | 131.0 | 1,769 | -0.8 |
| Niigata | 154.9 | 165.8 | 134.6 | 1,748 | -0.4 |
| Toyama | 154.9 | 165.9 | 135.2 | 1,766 | -1.5 |
| Ishikawa | 155.8 | 166.5 | 135.9 | 1,765 | -1.0 |
| Fukui | 153.6 | 166.0 | 135.4 | 1,778 | -0.4 |
| Yamanashi | 155.5 | 166.6 | 132.7 | 1,735 | -0.2 |
| Nagano | 156.4 | 167.9 | 134.3 | 1,725 | -0.9 |
| Gifu | 153.9 | 165.1 | 132.1 | 1,724 | -0.4 |
| Shizuoka | 155.4 | 167.0 | 133.8 | 1,774 | -0.4 |
| Aichi | 153.1 | 164.1 | 132.2 | 1,754 | -0.2 |
| Mie | 153.8 | 165.1 | 133.3 | 1,729 | -0.4 |
| Shiga | 151.5 | 162.3 | 127.9 | 1,720 | -1.1 |
| Kyoto | 153.7 | 164.7 | 133.2 | 1,758 | -0.4 |
| Osaka | 151.9 | 162.7 | 131.8 | 1,741 | -0.8 |
| Hyōgo | 153.3 | 164.5 | 132.2 | 1,754 | -0.9 |
| Nara | 153.5 | 165.1 | 133.5 | 1,733 | -0.6 |
| Wakayama | 154.0 | 164.6 | 133.9 | 1,765 | -0.3 |
| Tottori | 153.8 | 164.5 | 133.6 | 1,727 | -0.4 |
| Shimane | 156.2 | 166.4 | 136.1 | 1,755 | -1.1 |
| Okayama | 154.5 | 165.5 | 132.2 | 1,754 | -1.1 |
| Hiroshima | 155.5 | 166.5 | 132.5 | 1,758 | -0.2 |
| Yamaguchi | 155.6 | 166.3 | 133.5 | 1,756 | -0.4 |
| Tokushima | 155.2 | 167.8 | 132.9 | 1,753 | -0.1 |
| Kagawa | 152.9 | 163.8 | 132.1 | 1,737 | -0.2 |
| Ehime | 155.8 | 166.8 | 134.4 | 1,740 | -0.2 |
| Kōchi | 156.0 | 166.9 | 134.9 | 1,807 | -0.1 |
| Fukuoka | 152.6 | 163.8 | 129.9 | 1,720 | -1.0 |
| Saga | 154.6 | 165.5 | 132.1 | 1,785 | -0.3 |
| Nagasaki | 158.1 | 168.1 | 136.8 | 1,804 | -1.0 |
| Kumamoto | 152.7 | 163.4 | 129.6 | 1,766 | -0.2 |
| Ōita | 157.2 | 168.4 | 135.6 | 1,764 | +0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 154.4 | 165.5 | 133.9 | 1,780 | -0.4 |
| Kagoshima | 158.5 | 168.1 | 135.9 | 1,822 | -0.6 |
| Okinawa | 149.7 | 160.5 | 130.5 | 1,901 | +0.3 |
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 153.7 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kagoshima (158.5); lowest: Gunma (149.2); gap 9.3 yen.