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Fuel prices: survey of 4 Nov 2008
Regular gasoline141.0 yen/Lw/w -10.3
Premium gasoline151.9 yen/Lw/w -10.3
Diesel131.2 yen/Lw/w -8.3
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,737 yen/18 Lw/w -206
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 5 Nov 2007 | 4 Nov 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 149.9 | 141.0 | -8.9 |
| Premium gasoline | 160.9 | 151.9 | -9.0 |
| Diesel | 127.8 | 131.2 | +3.4 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,594 | 1,737 | +143 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,702 | 1,866 | +164 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
150.3
149.7
146.9
144.8
144.8
144.6
143.9
143.9
143.6
143.0
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
127.1
136.1
136.5
136.7
137.3
138.4
138.5
139.0
139.1
139.3
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 140.4 | 150.8 | 127.7 | 1,704 | -10.2 |
| Aomori | 142.0 | 152.1 | 129.6 | 1,615 | -10.9 |
| Iwate | 139.5 | 151.4 | 129.0 | 1,638 | -8.9 |
| Miyagi | 140.6 | 151.2 | 127.9 | 1,633 | -10.2 |
| Akita | 136.7 | 147.5 | 126.9 | 1,564 | -14.4 |
| Yamagata | 142.7 | 154.0 | 133.3 | 1,637 | -7.2 |
| Fukushima | 141.5 | 152.5 | 131.1 | 1,704 | -10.9 |
| Ibaraki | 139.1 | 150.2 | 128.8 | 1,678 | -10.6 |
| Tochigi | 138.4 | 149.5 | 129.7 | 1,721 | -8.9 |
| Gunma | 136.1 | 147.2 | 130.9 | 1,789 | -11.2 |
| Saitama | 136.5 | 147.2 | 129.7 | 1,750 | -8.3 |
| Chiba | 138.5 | 149.0 | 128.2 | 1,772 | -9.6 |
| Tokyo | 141.8 | 152.4 | 133.2 | 1,873 | -8.7 |
| Kanagawa | 139.5 | 150.2 | 132.9 | 1,847 | -8.8 |
| Niigata | 139.0 | 149.4 | 129.4 | 1,673 | -10.7 |
| Toyama | 144.6 | 155.5 | 131.3 | 1,701 | -10.4 |
| Ishikawa | 139.7 | 150.5 | 130.3 | 1,613 | -10.7 |
| Fukui | 139.3 | 151.4 | 132.8 | 1,611 | -8.5 |
| Yamanashi | 141.2 | 152.4 | 133.1 | 1,676 | -10.3 |
| Nagano | 142.0 | 153.5 | 133.1 | 1,744 | -11.6 |
| Gifu | 143.0 | 154.3 | 130.7 | 1,688 | -10.4 |
| Shizuoka | 141.7 | 153.2 | 132.6 | 1,856 | -11.0 |
| Aichi | 140.2 | 151.3 | 130.6 | 1,791 | -12.5 |
| Mie | 141.5 | 152.8 | 131.9 | 1,773 | -10.9 |
| Shiga | 137.3 | 148.1 | 126.2 | 1,610 | -8.3 |
| Kyoto | 140.5 | 151.7 | 131.8 | 1,673 | -8.8 |
| Osaka | 139.7 | 151.0 | 131.7 | 1,831 | -8.4 |
| Hyōgo | 142.4 | 153.2 | 132.7 | 1,768 | -11.5 |
| Nara | 140.2 | 151.2 | 130.7 | 1,768 | -8.9 |
| Wakayama | 140.6 | 151.3 | 129.4 | 1,711 | -11.3 |
| Tottori | 141.0 | 152.1 | 134.0 | 1,744 | -7.4 |
| Shimane | 146.9 | 157.3 | 137.2 | 1,757 | -13.3 |
| Okayama | 140.9 | 151.7 | 131.5 | 1,739 | -7.8 |
| Hiroshima | 143.6 | 154.8 | 135.1 | 1,747 | -9.5 |
| Yamaguchi | 142.5 | 153.4 | 134.6 | 1,712 | -10.6 |
| Tokushima | 143.0 | 155.9 | 131.9 | 1,732 | -12.4 |
| Kagawa | 140.0 | 150.6 | 129.7 | 1,729 | -8.2 |
| Ehime | 142.1 | 152.9 | 131.8 | 1,753 | -13.2 |
| Kōchi | 144.8 | 154.9 | 126.6 | 1,757 | -7.6 |
| Fukuoka | 143.9 | 155.0 | 132.8 | 1,730 | -8.6 |
| Saga | 143.9 | 155.1 | 133.1 | 1,821 | -12.8 |
| Nagasaki | 150.3 | 160.3 | 138.4 | 1,769 | -11.7 |
| Kumamoto | 142.5 | 153.2 | 131.2 | 1,735 | -14.3 |
| Ōita | 144.8 | 156.7 | 134.2 | 1,781 | -11.9 |
| Miyazaki | 140.8 | 151.5 | 133.5 | 1,765 | -10.4 |
| Kagoshima | 149.7 | 158.8 | 139.3 | 1,876 | -12.8 |
| Okinawa | 127.1 | 137.5 | 118.1 | 1,693 | -4.2 |
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 141.0 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (150.3); lowest: Okinawa (127.1); gap 23.2 yen.