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Fuel prices: survey of 24 Mar 2008
Regular gasoline152.9 yen/Lw/w ±0
Premium gasoline163.8 yen/Lw/w ±0
Diesel132.3 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,742 yen/18 Lw/w ±0
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 26 Mar 2007 | 24 Mar 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 129.1 | 152.9 | +23.8 |
| Premium gasoline | 140.2 | 163.8 | +23.6 |
| Diesel | 109.8 | 132.3 | +22.5 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,336 | 1,742 | +406 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,456 | 1,852 | +396 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
158.5
157.2
156.7
156.5
156.3
155.8
155.2
154.8
154.6
154.4
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
149.7
149.7
149.8
150.1
150.5
150.5
150.7
150.8
151.0
151.1
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 154.2 | 164.8 | 134.1 | 1,757 | -0.5 |
| Aomori | 154.4 | 164.5 | 133.9 | 1,699 | +0.5 |
| Iwate | 151.2 | 162.3 | 130.3 | 1,665 | -0.3 |
| Miyagi | 151.0 | 161.4 | 130.5 | 1,668 | ±0 |
| Akita | 151.7 | 162.0 | 130.3 | 1,707 | +0.2 |
| Yamagata | 150.8 | 162.1 | 130.0 | 1,680 | -0.1 |
| Fukushima | 152.5 | 163.9 | 131.9 | 1,695 | +0.3 |
| Ibaraki | 150.1 | 161.0 | 129.6 | 1,689 | -0.3 |
| Tochigi | 150.7 | 161.7 | 129.8 | 1,740 | +0.1 |
| Gunma | 149.7 | 160.6 | 130.1 | 1,705 | +0.1 |
| Saitama | 149.7 | 160.5 | 129.6 | 1,735 | ±0 |
| Chiba | 150.5 | 161.0 | 130.3 | 1,734 | ±0 |
| Tokyo | 155.2 | 166.0 | 134.7 | 1,827 | ±0 |
| Kanagawa | 152.4 | 163.2 | 131.9 | 1,755 | +1.1 |
| Niigata | 152.1 | 162.8 | 132.7 | 1,728 | ±0 |
| Toyama | 151.8 | 162.8 | 132.0 | 1,741 | +0.1 |
| Ishikawa | 154.8 | 165.6 | 135.2 | 1,735 | -0.2 |
| Fukui | 153.4 | 165.5 | 136.6 | 1,759 | +0.4 |
| Yamanashi | 154.2 | 165.2 | 131.8 | 1,729 | +0.1 |
| Nagano | 156.3 | 167.7 | 134.1 | 1,712 | +0.3 |
| Gifu | 153.3 | 164.5 | 131.6 | 1,721 | +0.1 |
| Shizuoka | 153.5 | 165.2 | 132.7 | 1,763 | -0.2 |
| Aichi | 152.0 | 163.1 | 131.2 | 1,747 | +0.1 |
| Mie | 153.2 | 164.4 | 133.1 | 1,729 | -0.1 |
| Shiga | 150.5 | 161.3 | 127.8 | 1,721 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 152.8 | 163.7 | 132.6 | 1,739 | +0.1 |
| Osaka | 151.5 | 162.4 | 131.5 | 1,736 | -0.3 |
| Hyōgo | 152.5 | 163.7 | 132.1 | 1,742 | -0.1 |
| Nara | 153.6 | 165.2 | 133.7 | 1,745 | +0.3 |
| Wakayama | 153.7 | 164.5 | 134.1 | 1,778 | +0.2 |
| Tottori | 152.0 | 163.0 | 132.8 | 1,720 | +0.6 |
| Shimane | 156.5 | 167.1 | 135.8 | 1,746 | +0.1 |
| Okayama | 151.1 | 162.0 | 129.4 | 1,741 | +0.2 |
| Hiroshima | 154.0 | 165.0 | 132.6 | 1,759 | ±0 |
| Yamaguchi | 153.9 | 164.7 | 132.8 | 1,739 | -0.1 |
| Tokushima | 154.6 | 167.2 | 132.9 | 1,751 | +0.1 |
| Kagawa | 153.6 | 164.4 | 133.0 | 1,730 | -0.4 |
| Ehime | 156.7 | 167.6 | 135.4 | 1,750 | +0.2 |
| Kōchi | 155.8 | 166.4 | 134.6 | 1,795 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 152.6 | 163.7 | 130.5 | 1,720 | ±0 |
| Saga | 153.4 | 164.1 | 131.8 | 1,771 | ±0 |
| Nagasaki | 158.5 | 168.8 | 136.7 | 1,803 | +0.1 |
| Kumamoto | 152.8 | 163.6 | 130.1 | 1,774 | ±0 |
| Ōita | 154.4 | 165.8 | 134.3 | 1,760 | -0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 152.6 | 163.4 | 133.3 | 1,760 | ±0 |
| Kagoshima | 157.2 | 167.0 | 135.5 | 1,815 | +0.2 |
| Okinawa | 149.8 | 160.4 | 131.5 | 1,904 | +0.6 |
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 152.9 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (158.5); lowest: Gunma (149.7); gap 8.8 yen.