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Fuel prices: survey of 17 Nov 2008
Regular gasoline132.0 yen/Lw/w -4.6
Premium gasoline142.9 yen/Lw/w -4.6
Diesel124.0 yen/Lw/w -3.8
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,566 yen/18 Lw/w -85
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 19 Nov 2007 | 17 Nov 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 150.2 | 132.0 | -18.2 |
| Premium gasoline | 161.1 | 142.9 | -18.2 |
| Diesel | 128.0 | 124.0 | -4.0 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,616 | 1,566 | -50 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,723 | 1,702 | -21 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
143.9
142.7
139.9
137.5
136.6
136.4
136.1
134.7
134.7
134.3
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
125.6
126.4
127.3
128.6
128.8
129.0
129.0
129.1
129.1
129.5
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 132.1 | 142.7 | 122.4 | 1,532 | -3.7 |
| Aomori | 136.6 | 146.9 | 126.0 | 1,523 | -2.3 |
| Iwate | 130.1 | 142.1 | 120.7 | 1,481 | -4.3 |
| Miyagi | 130.0 | 140.1 | 121.2 | 1,495 | -4.5 |
| Akita | 129.7 | 140.6 | 120.2 | 1,395 | -3.9 |
| Yamagata | 129.1 | 140.1 | 121.7 | 1,434 | -5.8 |
| Fukushima | 132.8 | 144.2 | 123.9 | 1,531 | -4.7 |
| Ibaraki | 129.0 | 139.9 | 120.1 | 1,488 | -5.4 |
| Tochigi | 130.3 | 141.5 | 123.1 | 1,556 | -3.4 |
| Gunma | 125.6 | 136.5 | 121.5 | 1,565 | -5.5 |
| Saitama | 126.4 | 137.1 | 119.7 | 1,519 | -4.8 |
| Chiba | 128.8 | 139.3 | 120.7 | 1,576 | -3.9 |
| Tokyo | 132.2 | 143.0 | 125.6 | 1,701 | -5.1 |
| Kanagawa | 128.6 | 139.5 | 123.6 | 1,631 | -5.5 |
| Niigata | 132.1 | 142.9 | 123.7 | 1,550 | -4.3 |
| Toyama | 134.7 | 145.6 | 124.4 | 1,534 | -5.2 |
| Ishikawa | 132.9 | 143.7 | 124.6 | 1,459 | -3.7 |
| Fukui | 133.6 | 145.2 | 127.2 | 1,462 | -2.7 |
| Yamanashi | 132.4 | 144.2 | 126.5 | 1,535 | -5.5 |
| Nagano | 132.7 | 144.1 | 125.9 | 1,579 | -5.2 |
| Gifu | 133.9 | 145.3 | 123.9 | 1,529 | -4.2 |
| Shizuoka | 131.8 | 143.2 | 124.8 | 1,710 | -5.3 |
| Aichi | 131.5 | 142.7 | 124.2 | 1,608 | -4.4 |
| Mie | 131.5 | 142.9 | 123.0 | 1,558 | -5.9 |
| Shiga | 127.3 | 138.5 | 117.8 | 1,471 | -4.9 |
| Kyoto | 131.4 | 142.6 | 124.1 | 1,547 | -3.9 |
| Osaka | 131.6 | 142.6 | 124.0 | 1,637 | -3.4 |
| Hyōgo | 132.5 | 143.4 | 124.8 | 1,588 | -3.7 |
| Nara | 131.2 | 142.8 | 122.9 | 1,603 | -5.3 |
| Wakayama | 132.8 | 143.5 | 123.6 | 1,578 | -5.2 |
| Tottori | 129.5 | 140.6 | 123.7 | 1,511 | -7.6 |
| Shimane | 137.5 | 147.8 | 129.9 | 1,565 | -5.0 |
| Okayama | 129.0 | 139.8 | 123.2 | 1,533 | -6.7 |
| Hiroshima | 130.8 | 141.8 | 123.3 | 1,554 | -7.0 |
| Yamaguchi | 131.6 | 142.8 | 125.8 | 1,525 | -6.0 |
| Tokushima | 136.1 | 148.4 | 126.7 | 1,615 | -3.5 |
| Kagawa | 130.0 | 140.7 | 121.7 | 1,547 | -4.8 |
| Ehime | 133.2 | 143.8 | 123.4 | 1,597 | -5.4 |
| Kōchi | 143.9 | 154.0 | 125.6 | 1,686 | -0.1 |
| Fukuoka | 132.3 | 143.7 | 124.6 | 1,525 | -6.2 |
| Saga | 134.7 | 145.9 | 127.0 | 1,649 | -5.3 |
| Nagasaki | 142.7 | 153.0 | 133.4 | 1,600 | -4.6 |
| Kumamoto | 134.3 | 144.7 | 126.1 | 1,578 | -3.7 |
| Ōita | 136.4 | 147.6 | 126.7 | 1,638 | -4.4 |
| Miyazaki | 131.4 | 142.2 | 125.0 | 1,633 | -6.3 |
| Kagoshima | 139.9 | 148.5 | 132.7 | 1,689 | -4.6 |
| Okinawa | 129.1 | 139.5 | 119.3 | 1,621 | -0.6 |
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 132.0 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kōchi (143.9); lowest: Gunma (125.6); gap 18.3 yen.