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Fuel prices: survey of 1 Sep 2008
Regular gasoline176.2 yen/Lw/w -5.5
Premium gasoline187.1 yen/Lw/w -5.5
Diesel160.5 yen/Lw/w -5.0
Kerosene (store, 18 L)2,293 yen/18 Lw/w -73
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 3 Sep 2007 | 1 Sep 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 144.6 | 176.2 | +31.6 |
| Premium gasoline | 155.5 | 187.1 | +31.6 |
| Diesel | 122.6 | 160.5 | +37.9 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,495 | 2,293 | +798 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,605 | 2,400 | +795 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
184.5
181.8
179.4
179.3
179.2
179.0
178.6
178.3
178.1
178.1
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
161.7
172.4
173.0
173.3
173.4
173.7
174.0
174.1
174.3
174.7
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 176.1 | 186.8 | 158.5 | 2,310 | -4.9 |
| Aomori | 176.9 | 186.9 | 158.3 | 2,277 | -3.6 |
| Iwate | 174.3 | 185.3 | 157.4 | 2,253 | -5.3 |
| Miyagi | 175.3 | 185.4 | 157.3 | 2,255 | -4.4 |
| Akita | 173.4 | 184.4 | 161.1 | 2,290 | -2.6 |
| Yamagata | 175.6 | 186.9 | 159.2 | 2,253 | -3.6 |
| Fukushima | 175.2 | 186.0 | 156.3 | 2,235 | -7.7 |
| Ibaraki | 174.0 | 185.0 | 157.0 | 2,250 | -4.5 |
| Tochigi | 174.7 | 185.7 | 160.2 | 2,265 | -3.4 |
| Gunma | 174.1 | 185.0 | 159.4 | 2,271 | -3.6 |
| Saitama | 173.0 | 183.8 | 159.6 | 2,278 | -4.1 |
| Chiba | 173.7 | 184.2 | 156.9 | 2,285 | -5.7 |
| Tokyo | 177.5 | 188.3 | 162.3 | 2,330 | -4.8 |
| Kanagawa | 175.0 | 185.8 | 163.8 | 2,332 | -4.0 |
| Niigata | 175.3 | 186.1 | 160.0 | 2,288 | -7.0 |
| Toyama | 176.7 | 187.8 | 161.7 | 2,323 | -5.6 |
| Ishikawa | 176.8 | 187.7 | 160.6 | 2,324 | -5.4 |
| Fukui | 175.6 | 187.7 | 164.0 | 2,292 | -6.6 |
| Yamanashi | 178.1 | 189.1 | 161.7 | 2,265 | -5.7 |
| Nagano | 178.1 | 189.5 | 162.4 | 2,241 | -7.3 |
| Gifu | 178.1 | 189.3 | 161.0 | 2,294 | -5.7 |
| Shizuoka | 177.7 | 189.4 | 163.0 | 2,321 | -5.4 |
| Aichi | 176.1 | 187.2 | 160.5 | 2,296 | -5.5 |
| Mie | 176.3 | 187.5 | 160.3 | 2,261 | -5.0 |
| Shiga | 173.3 | 184.1 | 157.4 | 2,260 | -4.8 |
| Kyoto | 176.7 | 188.0 | 161.2 | 2,285 | -5.8 |
| Osaka | 176.3 | 187.1 | 162.5 | 2,312 | -5.0 |
| Hyōgo | 176.1 | 187.1 | 159.5 | 2,278 | -6.1 |
| Nara | 176.5 | 187.7 | 161.1 | 2,307 | -5.0 |
| Wakayama | 177.4 | 187.9 | 161.3 | 2,328 | -5.1 |
| Tottori | 174.7 | 185.5 | 160.9 | 2,285 | -7.4 |
| Shimane | 178.6 | 188.6 | 163.7 | 2,309 | -5.8 |
| Okayama | 175.7 | 186.7 | 157.5 | 2,201 | -5.0 |
| Hiroshima | 177.0 | 187.8 | 161.3 | 2,276 | -4.4 |
| Yamaguchi | 177.8 | 188.6 | 164.0 | 2,289 | -5.7 |
| Tokushima | 177.6 | 190.2 | 161.5 | 2,316 | -4.7 |
| Kagawa | 172.4 | 183.3 | 159.3 | 2,304 | -7.9 |
| Ehime | 177.9 | 188.6 | 162.9 | 2,326 | -5.0 |
| Kōchi | 179.0 | 189.0 | 159.0 | 2,354 | -2.5 |
| Fukuoka | 179.2 | 190.3 | 161.1 | 2,262 | -6.2 |
| Saga | 178.3 | 189.0 | 161.7 | 2,307 | -7.8 |
| Nagasaki | 184.5 | 194.7 | 165.8 | 2,364 | -6.8 |
| Kumamoto | 179.3 | 190.1 | 161.0 | 2,329 | -7.2 |
| Ōita | 179.4 | 190.6 | 162.8 | 2,339 | -7.9 |
| Miyazaki | 175.7 | 186.5 | 162.4 | 2,322 | -5.9 |
| Kagoshima | 181.8 | 190.9 | 165.4 | 2,373 | -6.0 |
| Okinawa | 161.7 | 172.3 | 152.7 | 2,323 | -10.5 |
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 176.2 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (184.5); lowest: Okinawa (161.7); gap 22.8 yen.