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Fuel prices: survey of 14 Jul 2008
Regular gasoline181.3 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Premium gasoline192.2 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Diesel163.1 yen/Lw/w ±0
Kerosene (store, 18 L)2,299 yen/18 Lw/w +5
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 9 Jul 2007 | 14 Jul 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 140.6 | 181.3 | +40.7 |
| Premium gasoline | 151.5 | 192.2 | +40.7 |
| Diesel | 119.4 | 163.1 | +43.7 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,453 | 2,299 | +846 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,566 | 2,408 | +842 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
188.4
185.8
184.8
184.1
183.6
183.2
183.2
182.7
182.7
182.7
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
176.3
177.6
178.4
178.6
178.6
178.9
178.9
179.4
179.4
180.1
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 182.0 | 192.7 | 162.1 | 2,356 | -0.4 |
| Aomori | 180.5 | 190.5 | 161.8 | 2,278 | +0.7 |
| Iwate | 178.6 | 189.3 | 159.4 | 2,238 | -0.7 |
| Miyagi | 180.2 | 190.8 | 160.1 | 2,252 | -0.6 |
| Akita | 176.3 | 187.2 | 161.6 | 2,254 | -0.8 |
| Yamagata | 180.3 | 191.7 | 159.3 | 2,234 | -1.2 |
| Fukushima | 181.9 | 193.1 | 161.5 | 2,241 | -0.1 |
| Ibaraki | 178.6 | 189.6 | 159.4 | 2,271 | -0.3 |
| Tochigi | 179.4 | 190.4 | 161.8 | 2,299 | -0.2 |
| Gunma | 177.6 | 188.5 | 161.1 | 2,243 | -0.2 |
| Saitama | 178.4 | 189.2 | 160.4 | 2,266 | -0.7 |
| Chiba | 178.9 | 189.6 | 159.6 | 2,278 | -0.6 |
| Tokyo | 182.4 | 193.2 | 163.8 | 2,334 | -0.5 |
| Kanagawa | 181.0 | 192.2 | 165.4 | 2,313 | -1.1 |
| Niigata | 180.7 | 191.4 | 162.4 | 2,278 | -0.3 |
| Toyama | 181.0 | 191.9 | 163.1 | 2,345 | -1.0 |
| Ishikawa | 182.7 | 193.7 | 163.2 | 2,332 | ±0 |
| Fukui | 181.2 | 193.6 | 167.6 | 2,299 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 182.3 | 193.4 | 163.2 | 2,281 | ±0 |
| Nagano | 183.6 | 195.0 | 165.1 | 2,235 | +0.2 |
| Gifu | 182.1 | 193.3 | 162.7 | 2,303 | +0.5 |
| Shizuoka | 182.7 | 194.4 | 166.0 | 2,347 | -0.4 |
| Aichi | 180.9 | 191.9 | 162.2 | 2,280 | -0.2 |
| Mie | 180.1 | 191.5 | 162.4 | 2,261 | ±0 |
| Shiga | 180.7 | 191.0 | 161.7 | 2,294 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 181.7 | 193.1 | 163.6 | 2,329 | -0.1 |
| Osaka | 180.8 | 191.6 | 164.6 | 2,285 | -0.4 |
| Hyōgo | 181.6 | 192.8 | 162.7 | 2,294 | -0.2 |
| Nara | 182.2 | 193.5 | 163.8 | 2,299 | -0.2 |
| Wakayama | 181.8 | 192.2 | 164.3 | 2,346 | +0.1 |
| Tottori | 181.1 | 192.2 | 165.0 | 2,297 | -0.4 |
| Shimane | 183.2 | 193.7 | 165.6 | 2,302 | -0.6 |
| Okayama | 181.4 | 192.4 | 163.5 | 2,280 | -1.3 |
| Hiroshima | 181.2 | 192.1 | 163.9 | 2,279 | -0.8 |
| Yamaguchi | 180.9 | 191.6 | 164.1 | 2,298 | +0.4 |
| Tokushima | 180.5 | 193.1 | 163.0 | 2,319 | +0.4 |
| Kagawa | 181.5 | 192.2 | 162.8 | 2,334 | -0.3 |
| Ehime | 184.1 | 195.0 | 165.5 | 2,296 | -0.1 |
| Kōchi | 179.4 | 189.7 | 159.1 | 2,282 | +0.1 |
| Fukuoka | 182.7 | 193.6 | 163.2 | 2,288 | -0.1 |
| Saga | 183.2 | 193.9 | 164.0 | 2,347 | -0.2 |
| Nagasaki | 188.4 | 198.2 | 168.9 | 2,368 | ±0 |
| Kumamoto | 182.0 | 192.8 | 161.8 | 2,316 | +0.2 |
| Ōita | 184.8 | 195.9 | 165.9 | 2,327 | ±0 |
| Miyazaki | 181.5 | 192.3 | 163.9 | 2,317 | +0.3 |
| Kagoshima | 185.8 | 194.9 | 165.7 | 2,379 | +0.2 |
| Okinawa | 178.9 | 189.5 | 172.9 | 2,464 | +4.0 |
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 181.3 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (188.4); lowest: Akita (176.3); gap 12.1 yen.