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Fuel prices: survey of 15 Dec 2008
Regular gasoline114.7 yen/Lw/w -4.4
Premium gasoline125.5 yen/Lw/w -4.4
Diesel109.3 yen/Lw/w -3.9
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,332 yen/18 Lw/w -45
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 17 Dec 2007 | 15 Dec 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 155.3 | 114.7 | -40.6 |
| Premium gasoline | 166.3 | 125.5 | -40.8 |
| Diesel | 133.5 | 109.3 | -24.2 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,757 | 1,332 | -425 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,864 | 1,470 | -394 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
123.8
120.9
120.4
119.4
119.2
118.4
118.2
117.1
116.7
116.7
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
107.2
110.2
110.7
111.0
111.2
111.7
111.8
111.9
112.1
112.3
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 112.7 | 123.3 | 108.4 | 1,331 | -4.2 |
| Aomori | 116.0 | 126.1 | 107.7 | 1,266 | -4.6 |
| Iwate | 112.5 | 124.1 | 106.1 | 1,249 | -5.0 |
| Miyagi | 111.8 | 122.0 | 106.0 | 1,241 | -4.9 |
| Akita | 111.9 | 122.2 | 107.3 | 1,222 | -4.6 |
| Yamagata | 114.8 | 125.4 | 107.7 | 1,265 | -3.6 |
| Fukushima | 116.0 | 127.0 | 110.9 | 1,287 | -3.7 |
| Ibaraki | 113.1 | 124.0 | 106.7 | 1,280 | -4.2 |
| Tochigi | 112.3 | 123.4 | 107.3 | 1,300 | -5.5 |
| Gunma | 111.2 | 122.1 | 107.4 | 1,323 | -3.2 |
| Saitama | 110.2 | 121.0 | 105.9 | 1,303 | -4.8 |
| Chiba | 113.1 | 123.6 | 105.8 | 1,336 | -4.5 |
| Tokyo | 115.5 | 126.5 | 111.1 | 1,463 | -5.3 |
| Kanagawa | 113.5 | 124.2 | 110.5 | 1,402 | -4.5 |
| Niigata | 115.1 | 125.5 | 109.1 | 1,286 | -4.2 |
| Toyama | 119.2 | 130.1 | 111.6 | 1,328 | -4.0 |
| Ishikawa | 115.6 | 126.6 | 108.8 | 1,287 | -4.1 |
| Fukui | 116.7 | 128.5 | 110.7 | 1,290 | -5.9 |
| Yamanashi | 115.1 | 127.3 | 111.5 | 1,309 | -5.0 |
| Nagano | 115.8 | 127.5 | 111.6 | 1,293 | -4.4 |
| Gifu | 118.2 | 129.8 | 110.7 | 1,315 | -3.2 |
| Shizuoka | 116.3 | 127.6 | 110.5 | 1,441 | -4.1 |
| Aichi | 115.1 | 126.3 | 108.7 | 1,357 | -4.0 |
| Mie | 114.6 | 126.0 | 109.9 | 1,321 | -3.3 |
| Shiga | 113.1 | 124.1 | 104.1 | 1,306 | -2.8 |
| Kyoto | 115.1 | 126.3 | 110.0 | 1,364 | -3.4 |
| Osaka | 112.6 | 123.3 | 107.8 | 1,367 | -4.7 |
| Hyōgo | 114.4 | 125.5 | 109.7 | 1,325 | -5.3 |
| Nara | 113.8 | 124.6 | 108.8 | 1,335 | -4.0 |
| Wakayama | 116.1 | 127.0 | 110.0 | 1,331 | -4.0 |
| Tottori | 110.7 | 121.8 | 108.6 | 1,285 | -5.2 |
| Shimane | 120.4 | 130.8 | 115.7 | 1,339 | -2.6 |
| Okayama | 111.0 | 122.0 | 107.7 | 1,284 | -4.7 |
| Hiroshima | 115.2 | 126.2 | 109.8 | 1,327 | -4.4 |
| Yamaguchi | 113.8 | 124.5 | 110.1 | 1,302 | -5.0 |
| Tokushima | 117.1 | 130.0 | 111.0 | 1,399 | -4.9 |
| Kagawa | 112.1 | 122.8 | 104.9 | 1,287 | -4.7 |
| Ehime | 114.6 | 125.2 | 107.6 | 1,309 | -5.5 |
| Kōchi | 107.2 | 117.4 | 103.1 | 1,353 | -3.6 |
| Fukuoka | 116.7 | 128.3 | 110.1 | 1,321 | -3.8 |
| Saga | 118.4 | 129.2 | 111.9 | 1,391 | -3.4 |
| Nagasaki | 123.8 | 133.6 | 119.4 | 1,369 | -4.6 |
| Kumamoto | 115.6 | 126.5 | 110.7 | 1,339 | -4.2 |
| Ōita | 119.4 | 130.8 | 113.6 | 1,395 | -4.4 |
| Miyazaki | 114.5 | 125.0 | 111.5 | 1,343 | -5.1 |
| Kagoshima | 120.9 | 129.5 | 117.5 | 1,429 | -4.1 |
| Okinawa | 111.7 | 122.1 | 105.8 | 1,536 | -7.4 |
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 114.7 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (123.8); lowest: Kōchi (107.2); gap 16.6 yen.