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Fuel prices: survey of 12 May 2008
Regular gasoline160.1 yen/Lw/w +0.5
Premium gasoline170.8 yen/Lw/w +0.5
Diesel139.4 yen/Lw/w +0.4
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,813 yen/18 Lw/w +7
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 14 May 2007 | 12 May 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 136.4 | 160.1 | +23.7 |
| Premium gasoline | 147.2 | 170.8 | +23.6 |
| Diesel | 115.9 | 139.4 | +23.5 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,410 | 1,813 | +403 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,527 | 1,921 | +394 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
165.5
164.7
164.5
164.2
163.5
162.3
162.2
162.0
161.7
161.6
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
155.8
156.8
157.1
157.5
157.5
157.7
157.8
158.0
158.4
159.0
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 159.6 | 170.2 | 139.5 | 1,814 | -0.1 |
| Aomori | 162.0 | 172.2 | 142.0 | 1,782 | -0.4 |
| Iwate | 159.4 | 170.1 | 138.3 | 1,745 | +0.1 |
| Miyagi | 159.6 | 169.9 | 138.2 | 1,758 | ±0 |
| Akita | 158.4 | 168.8 | 138.2 | 1,773 | -0.1 |
| Yamagata | 160.0 | 171.2 | 136.7 | 1,766 | +1.5 |
| Fukushima | 159.4 | 170.6 | 137.9 | 1,754 | -0.1 |
| Ibaraki | 157.1 | 168.1 | 136.1 | 1,770 | ±0 |
| Tochigi | 159.0 | 170.1 | 138.0 | 1,815 | -0.1 |
| Gunma | 157.7 | 168.5 | 137.0 | 1,741 | -0.3 |
| Saitama | 156.8 | 167.7 | 136.6 | 1,784 | +0.3 |
| Chiba | 158.0 | 168.5 | 137.1 | 1,794 | +0.6 |
| Tokyo | 161.6 | 172.4 | 140.5 | 1,877 | +1.0 |
| Kanagawa | 159.3 | 170.0 | 139.3 | 1,801 | +0.9 |
| Niigata | 159.1 | 169.8 | 139.8 | 1,806 | +0.7 |
| Toyama | 160.4 | 171.4 | 138.8 | 1,833 | +0.5 |
| Ishikawa | 159.0 | 169.9 | 139.6 | 1,796 | +0.7 |
| Fukui | 157.8 | 169.8 | 142.6 | 1,815 | -0.8 |
| Yamanashi | 160.4 | 171.1 | 138.0 | 1,800 | +1.3 |
| Nagano | 164.2 | 175.6 | 141.7 | 1,783 | +0.2 |
| Gifu | 161.6 | 171.9 | 139.3 | 1,790 | +0.6 |
| Shizuoka | 160.5 | 172.2 | 140.6 | 1,848 | +0.4 |
| Aichi | 159.8 | 170.6 | 138.4 | 1,823 | +0.9 |
| Mie | 160.0 | 171.2 | 139.4 | 1,807 | ±0 |
| Shiga | 157.5 | 167.3 | 136.2 | 1,776 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 160.5 | 171.6 | 140.4 | 1,817 | -0.4 |
| Osaka | 159.9 | 170.6 | 139.8 | 1,801 | -0.2 |
| Hyōgo | 160.1 | 170.9 | 139.1 | 1,808 | +0.2 |
| Nara | 159.9 | 171.5 | 139.0 | 1,843 | +3.6 |
| Wakayama | 161.6 | 171.8 | 142.1 | 1,857 | -0.8 |
| Tottori | 159.9 | 170.9 | 141.2 | 1,826 | -0.2 |
| Shimane | 163.5 | 174.0 | 143.0 | 1,830 | +0.6 |
| Okayama | 162.3 | 173.2 | 140.2 | 1,809 | +0.4 |
| Hiroshima | 161.4 | 171.7 | 140.2 | 1,824 | -0.2 |
| Yamaguchi | 160.2 | 170.5 | 140.1 | 1,830 | -0.2 |
| Tokushima | 159.3 | 171.7 | 137.6 | 1,828 | +0.2 |
| Kagawa | 157.5 | 168.1 | 137.3 | 1,780 | +1.8 |
| Ehime | 164.7 | 175.5 | 143.2 | 1,812 | +0.3 |
| Kōchi | 161.7 | 172.3 | 139.6 | 1,861 | +7.2 |
| Fukuoka | 159.2 | 170.0 | 137.0 | 1,783 | +0.5 |
| Saga | 160.3 | 171.1 | 139.2 | 1,849 | -0.2 |
| Nagasaki | 165.5 | 175.7 | 145.4 | 1,914 | +0.3 |
| Kumamoto | 160.1 | 171.1 | 138.3 | 1,847 | +0.6 |
| Ōita | 162.2 | 173.1 | 141.0 | 1,845 | ±0 |
| Miyazaki | 159.8 | 170.6 | 138.8 | 1,832 | +0.9 |
| Kagoshima | 164.5 | 173.9 | 142.6 | 1,898 | ±0 |
| Okinawa | 155.8 | 165.5 | 146.2 | 1,992 | +1.3 |
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 160.1 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (165.5); lowest: Okinawa (155.8); gap 9.7 yen.