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Fuel prices: survey of 8 Dec 2008
Regular gasoline119.1 yen/Lw/w -4.2
Premium gasoline129.9 yen/Lw/w -4.2
Diesel113.2 yen/Lw/w -3.8
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,377 yen/18 Lw/w -54
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 10 Dec 2007 | 8 Dec 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 155.5 | 119.1 | -36.4 |
| Premium gasoline | 166.5 | 129.9 | -36.6 |
| Diesel | 133.6 | 113.2 | -20.4 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,755 | 1,377 | -378 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,861 | 1,514 | -347 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
128.4
125.0
123.8
123.2
123.0
122.6
122.0
121.8
121.4
120.8
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
110.8
114.4
115.0
115.7
115.9
115.9
116.5
116.7
116.8
116.9
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 116.9 | 127.4 | 112.4 | 1,363 | -4.6 |
| Aomori | 120.6 | 130.6 | 112.2 | 1,324 | -5.4 |
| Iwate | 117.5 | 128.5 | 109.9 | 1,279 | -3.9 |
| Miyagi | 116.7 | 127.0 | 109.5 | 1,297 | -4.5 |
| Akita | 116.5 | 126.7 | 111.7 | 1,257 | -4.8 |
| Yamagata | 118.4 | 129.4 | 112.7 | 1,290 | -4.7 |
| Fukushima | 119.7 | 130.9 | 114.0 | 1,328 | -4.0 |
| Ibaraki | 117.3 | 128.3 | 110.8 | 1,334 | -4.0 |
| Tochigi | 117.8 | 128.7 | 112.1 | 1,351 | -3.3 |
| Gunma | 114.4 | 125.3 | 110.0 | 1,356 | -5.3 |
| Saitama | 115.0 | 125.8 | 109.8 | 1,349 | -4.2 |
| Chiba | 117.6 | 128.1 | 109.9 | 1,403 | -3.4 |
| Tokyo | 120.8 | 131.4 | 115.4 | 1,513 | -3.1 |
| Kanagawa | 118.0 | 128.8 | 114.3 | 1,453 | -3.2 |
| Niigata | 119.3 | 129.6 | 112.9 | 1,331 | -4.3 |
| Toyama | 123.2 | 134.0 | 116.0 | 1,367 | -2.9 |
| Ishikawa | 119.7 | 130.8 | 113.1 | 1,317 | -3.9 |
| Fukui | 122.6 | 134.4 | 116.5 | 1,324 | -2.4 |
| Yamanashi | 120.1 | 132.3 | 116.2 | 1,377 | -3.7 |
| Nagano | 120.2 | 131.6 | 115.4 | 1,348 | -3.8 |
| Gifu | 121.4 | 133.1 | 113.4 | 1,351 | -3.6 |
| Shizuoka | 120.4 | 131.7 | 114.9 | 1,503 | -3.4 |
| Aichi | 119.1 | 130.2 | 112.8 | 1,410 | -3.2 |
| Mie | 117.9 | 129.3 | 112.3 | 1,354 | -5.0 |
| Shiga | 115.9 | 127.0 | 106.6 | 1,335 | -6.3 |
| Kyoto | 118.5 | 129.7 | 113.2 | 1,402 | -4.4 |
| Osaka | 117.3 | 127.7 | 112.1 | 1,419 | -4.2 |
| Hyōgo | 119.7 | 130.8 | 114.7 | 1,380 | -4.9 |
| Nara | 117.8 | 128.8 | 112.2 | 1,381 | -4.3 |
| Wakayama | 120.1 | 131.0 | 113.8 | 1,367 | -5.2 |
| Tottori | 115.9 | 127.1 | 113.5 | 1,345 | -4.2 |
| Shimane | 123.0 | 133.7 | 118.0 | 1,381 | -3.0 |
| Okayama | 115.7 | 126.4 | 111.8 | 1,328 | -4.1 |
| Hiroshima | 119.6 | 130.5 | 113.9 | 1,374 | -2.6 |
| Yamaguchi | 118.8 | 129.1 | 114.5 | 1,362 | -3.7 |
| Tokushima | 122.0 | 134.7 | 115.8 | 1,448 | -3.8 |
| Kagawa | 116.8 | 127.4 | 109.3 | 1,340 | -4.8 |
| Ehime | 120.1 | 130.9 | 112.4 | 1,381 | -5.0 |
| Kōchi | 110.8 | 120.9 | 105.8 | 1,375 | -17.1 |
| Fukuoka | 120.5 | 131.6 | 112.8 | 1,347 | -3.9 |
| Saga | 121.8 | 132.7 | 115.0 | 1,440 | -3.0 |
| Nagasaki | 128.4 | 138.4 | 122.7 | 1,397 | -3.8 |
| Kumamoto | 119.8 | 130.5 | 114.4 | 1,381 | -4.5 |
| Ōita | 123.8 | 135.0 | 117.4 | 1,452 | -2.5 |
| Miyazaki | 119.6 | 130.3 | 115.3 | 1,401 | -3.1 |
| Kagoshima | 125.0 | 133.9 | 121.1 | 1,473 | -4.6 |
| Okinawa | 119.1 | 129.4 | 109.2 | 1,534 | -5.0 |
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 119.1 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (128.4); lowest: Kōchi (110.8); gap 17.6 yen.