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Fuel prices: survey of 21 Apr 2008
Regular gasoline130.6 yen/Lw/w ±0
Premium gasoline141.6 yen/Lw/w -0.1
Diesel118.1 yen/Lw/w ±0
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,751 yen/18 Lw/w +2
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 23 Apr 2007 | 21 Apr 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 130.6 | 130.6 | ±0 |
| Premium gasoline | 141.6 | 141.6 | ±0 |
| Diesel | 110.8 | 118.1 | +7.3 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,343 | 1,751 | +408 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,462 | 1,858 | +396 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
135.9
135.7
134.9
134.5
134.0
133.8
133.0
132.4
132.0
131.9
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
126.9
127.3
127.9
128.0
128.2
128.3
128.4
128.6
128.6
129.0
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 131.5 | 142.0 | 119.7 | 1,768 | +1.9 |
| Aomori | 130.4 | 140.5 | 118.6 | 1,698 | +0.5 |
| Iwate | 128.0 | 138.9 | 115.0 | 1,661 | +0.2 |
| Miyagi | 129.0 | 139.2 | 115.4 | 1,671 | +0.2 |
| Akita | 126.9 | 137.5 | 116.3 | 1,709 | -1.5 |
| Yamagata | 128.6 | 139.9 | 115.0 | 1,683 | +0.3 |
| Fukushima | 129.6 | 140.9 | 116.7 | 1,699 | +0.2 |
| Ibaraki | 127.9 | 138.7 | 115.0 | 1,701 | -0.2 |
| Tochigi | 128.6 | 140.0 | 116.4 | 1,748 | +0.1 |
| Gunma | 127.3 | 138.0 | 115.8 | 1,708 | -0.8 |
| Saitama | 128.4 | 139.2 | 116.3 | 1,739 | -0.3 |
| Chiba | 129.0 | 139.6 | 116.0 | 1,736 | -0.1 |
| Tokyo | 133.0 | 144.0 | 120.5 | 1,829 | -0.4 |
| Kanagawa | 129.6 | 140.4 | 118.3 | 1,765 | -0.9 |
| Niigata | 129.9 | 140.7 | 119.4 | 1,749 | ±0 |
| Toyama | 130.5 | 141.8 | 117.8 | 1,753 | -0.5 |
| Ishikawa | 131.6 | 142.6 | 119.8 | 1,743 | -0.5 |
| Fukui | 129.2 | 141.1 | 122.9 | 1,755 | +0.1 |
| Yamanashi | 131.8 | 143.4 | 117.8 | 1,739 | -0.2 |
| Nagano | 134.5 | 146.3 | 120.1 | 1,727 | -0.1 |
| Gifu | 131.7 | 142.8 | 117.5 | 1,736 | ±0 |
| Shizuoka | 131.1 | 142.8 | 118.7 | 1,783 | ±0 |
| Aichi | 129.5 | 141.0 | 116.7 | 1,756 | +0.1 |
| Mie | 130.1 | 141.4 | 117.5 | 1,736 | -0.2 |
| Shiga | 128.3 | 139.2 | 114.4 | 1,742 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 131.4 | 142.3 | 119.7 | 1,750 | +0.1 |
| Osaka | 129.9 | 140.6 | 117.9 | 1,749 | +0.2 |
| Hyōgo | 130.3 | 141.3 | 117.5 | 1,750 | -0.1 |
| Nara | 129.9 | 141.3 | 117.6 | 1,755 | -0.1 |
| Wakayama | 131.3 | 142.0 | 120.3 | 1,780 | -0.4 |
| Tottori | 130.2 | 141.2 | 119.1 | 1,722 | -0.1 |
| Shimane | 134.0 | 144.7 | 122.1 | 1,753 | -0.5 |
| Okayama | 132.0 | 142.9 | 117.5 | 1,769 | +2.3 |
| Hiroshima | 130.9 | 142.8 | 118.3 | 1,770 | +0.2 |
| Yamaguchi | 131.1 | 141.7 | 118.7 | 1,750 | -1.3 |
| Tokushima | 130.4 | 142.9 | 117.6 | 1,761 | ±0 |
| Kagawa | 128.2 | 139.1 | 117.2 | 1,729 | -0.1 |
| Ehime | 134.9 | 145.9 | 122.0 | 1,756 | ±0 |
| Kōchi | 129.5 | 140.0 | 117.7 | 1,790 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 130.8 | 142.2 | 116.8 | 1,728 | -0.2 |
| Saga | 131.9 | 142.6 | 118.5 | 1,794 | ±0 |
| Nagasaki | 135.7 | 147.1 | 122.6 | 1,838 | -0.5 |
| Kumamoto | 130.2 | 141.2 | 116.2 | 1,777 | -0.5 |
| Ōita | 132.4 | 144.0 | 120.4 | 1,776 | -0.9 |
| Miyazaki | 129.5 | 140.9 | 118.7 | 1,759 | +0.1 |
| Kagoshima | 135.9 | 145.5 | 121.9 | 1,826 | -0.2 |
| Okinawa | 133.8 | 144.9 | 122.3 | 1,893 | +0.4 |
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 130.6 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kagoshima (135.9); lowest: Akita (126.9); gap 9.0 yen.