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Fuel prices: survey of 22 Sep 2008

Regular gasoline171.5 yen/Lw/w -1.5

Premium gasoline182.3 yen/Lw/w -1.5

Diesel156.9 yen/Lw/w -1.1

Kerosene (store, 18 L)2,248 yen/18 Lw/w -16

vs. a year earlier (national)

Fuel	18 Sep 2007	22 Sep 2008	Change
Regular gasoline	143.6	171.5	+27.9
Premium gasoline	154.5	182.3	+27.8
Diesel	121.8	156.9	+35.1
Kerosene (store, 18 L)	1,489	2,248	+759
Kerosene (delivered, 18 L)	1,599	2,357	+758

Highest regular gasoline, top 10

Nagasaki181.3

Kagoshima178.7

Kōchi177.9

Saga175.8

Ōita175.6

Kumamoto174.7

Gifu174.7

Fukuoka174.3

Shimane174.3

Nagano174.3

Lowest regular gasoline, top 10

Okinawa162.0

Saitama167.0

Gunma167.4

Akita167.9

Chiba168.1

Ibaraki168.5

Kanagawa168.5

Miyagi168.6

Tochigi168.8

Kagawa168.8

All 47 prefectures

Prefecture	Regular gasoline	Premium gasoline	Diesel	Kerosene (store, 18 L)	w/w
Hokkaido	169.4	180.0	153.0	2,264	-3.2
Aomori	171.4	181.5	154.3	2,216	-1.4
Iwate	169.0	180.1	153.4	2,168	-2.2
Miyagi	168.6	179.0	151.6	2,173	-1.6
Akita	167.9	179.0	155.9	2,205	-1.7
Yamagata	170.3	181.5	155.5	2,190	-1.5
Fukushima	171.9	183.0	153.7	2,189	-1.4
Ibaraki	168.5	179.5	152.2	2,180	-1.0
Tochigi	168.8	179.8	156.2	2,216	-2.0
Gunma	167.4	178.3	155.5	2,214	-2.2
Saitama	167.0	177.7	155.7	2,228	-2.0
Chiba	168.1	178.6	152.1	2,248	-1.3
Tokyo	172.3	183.0	159.0	2,289	-1.4
Kanagawa	168.5	179.3	158.8	2,275	-1.4
Niigata	170.2	181.0	156.4	2,241	-2.2
Toyama	172.4	183.5	157.5	2,282	-1.1
Ishikawa	172.9	183.9	157.7	2,249	-1.1
Fukui	170.0	182.2	159.8	2,224	-1.6
Yamanashi	173.8	184.7	157.6	2,195	-1.4
Nagano	174.3	185.7	160.2	2,220	-1.1
Gifu	174.7	185.8	158.1	2,258	-1.0
Shizuoka	172.8	184.5	159.2	2,292	-1.3
Aichi	172.0	183.0	157.0	2,255	-1.2
Mie	172.2	183.4	157.6	2,254	-1.4
Shiga	169.4	180.1	154.3	2,226	-1.6
Kyoto	172.6	184.0	157.6	2,228	-0.9
Osaka	170.1	181.2	158.0	2,280	-2.2
Hyōgo	171.4	182.6	156.2	2,240	-1.8
Nara	170.3	181.4	156.9	2,265	-2.2
Wakayama	173.7	184.3	158.8	2,294	-1.6
Tottori	170.7	181.5	159.0	2,268	-2.5
Shimane	174.3	184.3	160.2	2,271	-1.2
Okayama	169.9	180.9	155.8	2,186	-1.0
Hiroshima	171.7	182.5	157.8	2,244	-1.5
Yamaguchi	172.8	183.4	160.3	2,246	-1.6
Tokushima	173.1	185.8	157.6	2,263	-0.9
Kagawa	168.8	179.7	155.8	2,244	-0.7
Ehime	174.1	184.9	159.6	2,293	-1.0
Kōchi	177.9	187.9	158.0	2,330	-0.7
Fukuoka	174.3	185.5	157.4	2,215	-1.5
Saga	175.8	186.7	159.6	2,274	-0.3
Nagasaki	181.3	191.5	164.0	2,334	-1.0
Kumamoto	174.7	185.3	157.7	2,282	-1.3
Ōita	175.6	186.5	158.9	2,310	-1.1
Miyazaki	171.1	182.0	158.8	2,270	-0.4
Kagoshima	178.7	187.7	163.5	2,347	-0.7
Okinawa	162.0	172.2	146.7	2,244	-3.0

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 171.5 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (181.3); lowest: Okinawa (162.0); gap 19.3 yen.