Japan Fuel PricesHome › Weekly surveys › 2008
Fuel prices: survey of 27 Oct 2008
Regular gasoline151.3 yen/Lw/w -6.1
Premium gasoline162.2 yen/Lw/w -6.0
Diesel139.5 yen/Lw/w -4.5
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,943 yen/18 Lw/w -75
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 29 Oct 2007 | 27 Oct 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 145.0 | 151.3 | +6.3 |
| Premium gasoline | 155.9 | 162.2 | +6.3 |
| Diesel | 123.1 | 139.5 | +16.4 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,515 | 1,943 | +428 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,623 | 2,071 | +448 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
162.5
162.0
160.2
156.8
156.7
156.7
155.4
155.3
155.0
153.9
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
131.3
144.8
145.6
147.3
147.3
147.8
148.1
148.1
148.2
148.3
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 150.6 | 161.3 | 135.9 | 1,947 | -5.6 |
| Aomori | 152.9 | 163.0 | 138.2 | 1,867 | -4.1 |
| Iwate | 148.4 | 160.0 | 137.5 | 1,795 | -6.8 |
| Miyagi | 150.8 | 160.9 | 135.5 | 1,839 | -4.0 |
| Akita | 151.1 | 162.1 | 140.5 | 1,838 | -4.4 |
| Yamagata | 149.9 | 161.3 | 139.6 | 1,776 | -6.1 |
| Fukushima | 152.4 | 163.6 | 138.9 | 1,953 | -5.6 |
| Ibaraki | 149.7 | 160.6 | 136.1 | 1,865 | -5.1 |
| Tochigi | 147.3 | 158.6 | 138.0 | 1,928 | -7.8 |
| Gunma | 147.3 | 158.3 | 139.2 | 1,967 | -6.8 |
| Saitama | 144.8 | 155.6 | 137.3 | 1,938 | -6.9 |
| Chiba | 148.1 | 158.5 | 135.1 | 1,946 | -6.3 |
| Tokyo | 150.5 | 161.1 | 140.7 | 2,025 | -6.6 |
| Kanagawa | 148.3 | 159.1 | 140.4 | 2,015 | -5.7 |
| Niigata | 149.7 | 160.2 | 138.1 | 1,921 | -6.3 |
| Toyama | 155.0 | 165.9 | 140.6 | 1,922 | -5.3 |
| Ishikawa | 150.4 | 161.5 | 138.5 | 1,819 | -6.9 |
| Fukui | 147.8 | 159.9 | 139.2 | 1,778 | -7.2 |
| Yamanashi | 151.5 | 162.8 | 140.2 | 1,883 | -5.7 |
| Nagano | 153.6 | 165.4 | 142.8 | 1,952 | -6.7 |
| Gifu | 153.4 | 164.7 | 139.5 | 1,911 | -6.6 |
| Shizuoka | 152.7 | 164.2 | 141.8 | 2,040 | -7.3 |
| Aichi | 152.7 | 164.1 | 139.8 | 2,009 | -6.1 |
| Mie | 152.4 | 163.8 | 141.2 | 2,007 | -4.9 |
| Shiga | 145.6 | 156.5 | 134.1 | 1,858 | -6.7 |
| Kyoto | 149.3 | 160.5 | 138.7 | 1,898 | -7.0 |
| Osaka | 148.1 | 159.2 | 138.6 | 2,010 | -7.1 |
| Hyōgo | 153.9 | 164.7 | 141.3 | 2,000 | -5.0 |
| Nara | 149.1 | 159.6 | 138.9 | 1,920 | -6.6 |
| Wakayama | 151.9 | 162.9 | 139.2 | 1,928 | -9.0 |
| Tottori | 148.4 | 159.9 | 142.0 | 1,931 | -6.6 |
| Shimane | 160.2 | 170.5 | 148.2 | 1,961 | -3.7 |
| Okayama | 148.7 | 159.5 | 139.3 | 1,934 | -5.6 |
| Hiroshima | 153.1 | 164.2 | 142.9 | 1,951 | -4.6 |
| Yamaguchi | 153.1 | 163.6 | 143.8 | 1,943 | -6.7 |
| Tokushima | 155.4 | 168.3 | 142.5 | 1,990 | -4.6 |
| Kagawa | 148.2 | 158.8 | 135.1 | 1,880 | -8.2 |
| Ehime | 155.3 | 166.3 | 142.2 | 1,982 | -6.0 |
| Kōchi | 152.4 | 162.3 | 133.3 | 1,996 | -8.6 |
| Fukuoka | 152.5 | 164.1 | 139.1 | 1,903 | -6.4 |
| Saga | 156.7 | 167.9 | 142.9 | 1,993 | -4.1 |
| Nagasaki | 162.0 | 171.8 | 148.9 | 2,050 | -6.6 |
| Kumamoto | 156.8 | 167.2 | 141.4 | 1,982 | -5.1 |
| Ōita | 156.7 | 168.2 | 142.9 | 1,999 | -6.8 |
| Miyazaki | 151.2 | 162.1 | 141.6 | 1,949 | -6.0 |
| Kagoshima | 162.5 | 171.6 | 149.5 | 2,103 | -3.8 |
| Okinawa | 131.3 | 142.0 | 120.9 | 1,853 | -8.8 |
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.
About this page
Regular gasoline averaged 151.3 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kagoshima (162.5); lowest: Okinawa (131.3); gap 31.2 yen.