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Fuel prices: survey of 18 Aug 2008
Regular gasoline183.2 yen/Lw/w -1.2
Premium gasoline194.0 yen/Lw/w -1.3
Diesel166.5 yen/Lw/w -0.7
Kerosene (store, 18 L)2,374 yen/18 Lw/w -4
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 20 Aug 2007 | 18 Aug 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 145.4 | 183.2 | +37.8 |
| Premium gasoline | 156.3 | 194.0 | +37.7 |
| Diesel | 123.3 | 166.5 | +43.2 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,500 | 2,374 | +874 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,611 | 2,482 | +871 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
192.3
188.9
188.8
188.2
188.0
186.7
186.5
186.0
185.4
185.0
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
168.1
177.4
179.2
179.2
179.3
179.3
180.0
180.8
180.9
181.0
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 183.8 | 194.3 | 165.3 | 2,427 | -2.4 |
| Aomori | 182.6 | 192.6 | 164.0 | 2,345 | -0.7 |
| Iwate | 180.9 | 192.0 | 163.9 | 2,331 | -1.3 |
| Miyagi | 180.8 | 191.3 | 162.0 | 2,309 | -1.8 |
| Akita | 177.4 | 188.1 | 164.2 | 2,347 | -1.3 |
| Yamagata | 179.3 | 190.5 | 161.7 | 2,297 | -0.5 |
| Fukushima | 184.1 | 195.1 | 164.5 | 2,325 | -0.9 |
| Ibaraki | 180.0 | 191.0 | 161.8 | 2,316 | -1.1 |
| Tochigi | 179.2 | 190.2 | 163.4 | 2,324 | -0.6 |
| Gunma | 179.2 | 190.2 | 164.0 | 2,322 | -1.0 |
| Saitama | 179.3 | 190.0 | 164.1 | 2,327 | -1.5 |
| Chiba | 181.0 | 191.6 | 163.0 | 2,357 | -1.7 |
| Tokyo | 183.8 | 194.5 | 167.5 | 2,390 | -1.3 |
| Kanagawa | 181.2 | 192.1 | 168.4 | 2,365 | -3.0 |
| Niigata | 183.9 | 194.7 | 166.9 | 2,369 | -1.0 |
| Toyama | 183.7 | 194.4 | 167.5 | 2,448 | -1.3 |
| Ishikawa | 183.3 | 194.0 | 165.4 | 2,392 | -3.4 |
| Fukui | 183.4 | 195.6 | 171.1 | 2,404 | -2.2 |
| Yamanashi | 184.4 | 195.5 | 167.8 | 2,360 | -1.4 |
| Nagano | 186.5 | 198.1 | 168.7 | 2,331 | -0.3 |
| Gifu | 184.9 | 196.2 | 166.9 | 2,403 | -1.0 |
| Shizuoka | 184.7 | 196.3 | 170.3 | 2,418 | -1.5 |
| Aichi | 183.0 | 194.0 | 166.7 | 2,376 | -1.3 |
| Mie | 182.3 | 193.6 | 166.5 | 2,336 | -1.3 |
| Shiga | 183.4 | 194.0 | 165.0 | 2,343 | -0.1 |
| Kyoto | 184.3 | 195.7 | 167.2 | 2,381 | -0.5 |
| Osaka | 182.2 | 193.0 | 167.8 | 2,351 | -0.7 |
| Hyōgo | 183.1 | 194.4 | 165.9 | 2,347 | -0.7 |
| Nara | 182.8 | 194.0 | 165.5 | 2,365 | -1.1 |
| Wakayama | 183.6 | 194.1 | 167.0 | 2,392 | -0.7 |
| Tottori | 184.5 | 195.7 | 169.2 | 2,398 | -1.2 |
| Shimane | 185.0 | 195.2 | 170.1 | 2,393 | ±0 |
| Okayama | 182.8 | 193.8 | 166.4 | 2,359 | -2.1 |
| Hiroshima | 182.1 | 192.9 | 166.5 | 2,335 | -0.7 |
| Yamaguchi | 184.3 | 194.9 | 169.1 | 2,382 | -0.6 |
| Tokushima | 183.0 | 195.9 | 166.5 | 2,389 | -1.5 |
| Kagawa | 183.3 | 194.2 | 165.4 | 2,404 | -1.0 |
| Ehime | 185.4 | 196.3 | 168.0 | 2,369 | -1.6 |
| Kōchi | 188.9 | 198.9 | 169.0 | 2,492 | -0.1 |
| Fukuoka | 186.0 | 196.9 | 167.5 | 2,359 | -1.2 |
| Saga | 186.7 | 197.5 | 168.9 | 2,429 | -0.9 |
| Nagasaki | 192.3 | 202.1 | 173.3 | 2,470 | -0.7 |
| Kumamoto | 188.0 | 198.8 | 168.4 | 2,451 | -0.2 |
| Ōita | 188.2 | 199.3 | 171.1 | 2,434 | -1.3 |
| Miyazaki | 182.9 | 193.1 | 167.1 | 2,400 | -0.6 |
| Kagoshima | 188.8 | 198.0 | 170.1 | 2,438 | -0.6 |
| Okinawa | 168.1 | 178.7 | 161.0 | 2,408 | -5.0 |
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 183.2 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (192.3); lowest: Okinawa (168.1); gap 24.2 yen.