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Fuel prices: survey of 18 Feb 2008
Regular gasoline152.1 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Premium gasoline163.0 yen/Lw/w -0.3
Diesel131.6 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,737 yen/18 Lw/w -2
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 19 Feb 2007 | 18 Feb 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 129.3 | 152.1 | +22.8 |
| Premium gasoline | 140.3 | 163.0 | +22.7 |
| Diesel | 109.9 | 131.6 | +21.7 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,345 | 1,737 | +392 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,464 | 1,850 | +386 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
157.5
157.4
155.8
155.7
155.6
155.5
154.7
154.6
154.1
154.0
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
147.9
148.2
148.2
148.8
148.9
149.1
149.9
150.0
150.1
150.2
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 153.7 | 164.3 | 133.5 | 1,764 | +0.1 |
| Aomori | 150.5 | 160.7 | 130.8 | 1,685 | +0.3 |
| Iwate | 151.0 | 162.3 | 129.7 | 1,667 | -0.2 |
| Miyagi | 149.9 | 160.4 | 129.6 | 1,658 | -0.5 |
| Akita | 148.2 | 158.4 | 127.7 | 1,682 | -0.3 |
| Yamagata | 150.2 | 161.3 | 129.4 | 1,678 | -0.8 |
| Fukushima | 151.9 | 163.3 | 131.2 | 1,691 | -0.4 |
| Ibaraki | 148.9 | 159.8 | 128.6 | 1,677 | -0.5 |
| Tochigi | 150.1 | 161.1 | 129.2 | 1,735 | -0.3 |
| Gunma | 147.9 | 158.9 | 129.4 | 1,701 | -0.3 |
| Saitama | 148.8 | 159.7 | 129.3 | 1,738 | -0.4 |
| Chiba | 149.1 | 159.7 | 129.3 | 1,729 | -0.4 |
| Tokyo | 154.7 | 165.6 | 134.5 | 1,825 | -0.3 |
| Kanagawa | 150.9 | 161.7 | 130.1 | 1,760 | +0.1 |
| Niigata | 152.1 | 162.8 | 132.8 | 1,731 | -0.5 |
| Toyama | 151.9 | 162.8 | 132.3 | 1,739 | -0.4 |
| Ishikawa | 154.1 | 164.9 | 134.3 | 1,730 | -0.4 |
| Fukui | 152.2 | 164.5 | 134.9 | 1,757 | -0.2 |
| Yamanashi | 154.0 | 165.2 | 131.7 | 1,725 | -0.4 |
| Nagano | 155.6 | 167.1 | 133.7 | 1,714 | -0.2 |
| Gifu | 153.0 | 164.2 | 131.2 | 1,718 | +0.2 |
| Shizuoka | 153.1 | 164.7 | 132.4 | 1,761 | -0.6 |
| Aichi | 151.7 | 162.7 | 131.1 | 1,747 | -0.4 |
| Mie | 152.5 | 163.7 | 132.4 | 1,719 | -0.4 |
| Shiga | 150.6 | 161.4 | 127.8 | 1,718 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 151.7 | 162.6 | 131.4 | 1,738 | -0.3 |
| Osaka | 150.0 | 160.8 | 130.8 | 1,735 | -0.4 |
| Hyōgo | 151.7 | 162.9 | 131.4 | 1,737 | -0.3 |
| Nara | 151.8 | 163.1 | 131.9 | 1,734 | -0.8 |
| Wakayama | 152.1 | 162.8 | 133.1 | 1,755 | -0.1 |
| Tottori | 152.1 | 163.2 | 133.2 | 1,717 | -0.4 |
| Shimane | 155.7 | 166.2 | 135.5 | 1,735 | ±0 |
| Okayama | 152.1 | 163.0 | 130.4 | 1,740 | -0.6 |
| Hiroshima | 152.7 | 163.7 | 131.1 | 1,738 | -0.3 |
| Yamaguchi | 153.1 | 163.8 | 132.6 | 1,743 | -0.2 |
| Tokushima | 153.8 | 166.2 | 132.2 | 1,742 | -0.2 |
| Kagawa | 152.2 | 163.0 | 131.5 | 1,727 | ±0 |
| Ehime | 155.5 | 166.6 | 134.4 | 1,745 | ±0 |
| Kōchi | 155.8 | 166.6 | 134.7 | 1,802 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 151.4 | 162.5 | 129.4 | 1,711 | ±0 |
| Saga | 152.7 | 163.5 | 131.1 | 1,761 | ±0 |
| Nagasaki | 157.5 | 167.7 | 136.2 | 1,801 | -0.1 |
| Kumamoto | 151.8 | 162.5 | 129.4 | 1,760 | ±0 |
| Ōita | 154.6 | 165.9 | 134.1 | 1,751 | -0.4 |
| Miyazaki | 152.1 | 162.8 | 132.8 | 1,756 | -0.2 |
| Kagoshima | 157.4 | 167.2 | 135.5 | 1,815 | -0.3 |
| Okinawa | 148.2 | 158.8 | 130.1 | 1,893 | +0.5 |
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 152.1 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (157.5); lowest: Gunma (147.9); gap 9.6 yen.