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Fuel prices: survey of 16 Jun 2008
Regular gasoline172.3 yen/Lw/w -0.1
Premium gasoline183.2 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Diesel153.1 yen/Lw/w ±0
Kerosene (store, 18 L)2,095 yen/18 Lw/w +7
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 18 Jun 2007 | 16 Jun 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 138.9 | 172.3 | +33.4 |
| Premium gasoline | 149.8 | 183.2 | +33.4 |
| Diesel | 118.0 | 153.1 | +35.1 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,437 | 2,095 | +658 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,552 | 2,203 | +651 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
177.4
177.3
175.6
175.1
175.1
174.5
174.4
174.1
174.0
174.0
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
167.4
168.6
168.8
169.4
169.7
169.8
170.3
170.8
170.9
171.0
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 172.3 | 183.1 | 152.5 | 2,063 | -0.1 |
| Aomori | 171.6 | 181.7 | 153.8 | 2,079 | -2.6 |
| Iwate | 170.9 | 181.8 | 151.0 | 2,026 | -0.4 |
| Miyagi | 171.5 | 181.9 | 151.3 | 2,043 | -0.4 |
| Akita | 169.8 | 180.8 | 152.7 | 2,083 | -2.0 |
| Yamagata | 172.8 | 184.0 | 150.0 | 2,035 | +0.1 |
| Fukushima | 172.6 | 183.9 | 151.6 | 2,040 | -0.1 |
| Ibaraki | 168.6 | 179.8 | 148.5 | 2,036 | -0.2 |
| Tochigi | 171.1 | 182.2 | 151.7 | 2,090 | ±0 |
| Gunma | 168.8 | 179.7 | 151.2 | 2,058 | -0.6 |
| Saitama | 169.7 | 180.5 | 150.2 | 2,095 | -0.5 |
| Chiba | 169.4 | 180.1 | 149.6 | 2,068 | -0.3 |
| Tokyo | 174.0 | 184.8 | 154.4 | 2,142 | -0.6 |
| Kanagawa | 173.4 | 184.5 | 155.4 | 2,083 | -1.2 |
| Niigata | 172.3 | 183.2 | 153.0 | 2,096 | ±0 |
| Toyama | 174.5 | 185.6 | 154.4 | 2,124 | -0.1 |
| Ishikawa | 174.0 | 184.9 | 155.0 | 2,094 | -0.3 |
| Fukui | 171.6 | 184.1 | 157.0 | 2,085 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 172.9 | 184.2 | 152.8 | 2,096 | ±0 |
| Nagano | 175.1 | 186.7 | 155.1 | 2,048 | -0.2 |
| Gifu | 173.4 | 184.6 | 153.0 | 2,094 | -0.1 |
| Shizuoka | 174.1 | 185.7 | 156.7 | 2,133 | -0.2 |
| Aichi | 171.7 | 182.6 | 151.6 | 2,073 | +0.2 |
| Mie | 171.5 | 182.8 | 152.5 | 2,086 | ±0 |
| Shiga | 170.8 | 181.4 | 150.4 | 2,071 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 172.1 | 183.4 | 153.9 | 2,155 | -0.1 |
| Osaka | 172.1 | 183.0 | 154.8 | 2,107 | -0.5 |
| Hyōgo | 171.9 | 183.0 | 152.1 | 2,085 | ±0 |
| Nara | 173.6 | 185.0 | 154.5 | 2,143 | -0.1 |
| Wakayama | 173.7 | 184.4 | 155.7 | 2,165 | -0.1 |
| Tottori | 173.2 | 184.5 | 154.9 | 2,091 | -0.5 |
| Shimane | 174.4 | 184.9 | 154.7 | 2,092 | -0.1 |
| Okayama | 172.1 | 183.2 | 150.6 | 2,081 | -0.8 |
| Hiroshima | 171.8 | 182.8 | 152.5 | 2,066 | -0.2 |
| Yamaguchi | 171.5 | 182.2 | 154.1 | 2,094 | +0.3 |
| Tokushima | 173.5 | 186.1 | 155.4 | 2,151 | -0.1 |
| Kagawa | 172.3 | 183.3 | 154.3 | 2,173 | -0.6 |
| Ehime | 175.6 | 186.5 | 156.3 | 2,102 | -0.4 |
| Kōchi | 170.3 | 180.3 | 150.0 | 2,121 | -0.8 |
| Fukuoka | 171.1 | 182.0 | 150.8 | 2,050 | +0.2 |
| Saga | 171.0 | 181.8 | 151.2 | 2,096 | -0.5 |
| Nagasaki | 177.4 | 187.3 | 157.4 | 2,166 | -0.1 |
| Kumamoto | 171.7 | 182.6 | 150.9 | 2,114 | -0.1 |
| Ōita | 175.1 | 186.1 | 153.5 | 2,101 | ±0 |
| Miyazaki | 172.1 | 182.8 | 154.0 | 2,141 | +0.1 |
| Kagoshima | 177.3 | 186.6 | 156.4 | 2,173 | +0.7 |
| Okinawa | 167.4 | 177.8 | 159.5 | 2,299 | +6.2 |
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 172.3 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (177.4); lowest: Okinawa (167.4); gap 10.0 yen.