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Fuel prices: survey of 22 Dec 2008
Regular gasoline110.6 yen/Lw/w -4.1
Premium gasoline121.6 yen/Lw/w -3.9
Diesel106.0 yen/Lw/w -3.3
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,292 yen/18 Lw/w -40
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 17 Dec 2007 | 22 Dec 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 155.3 | 110.6 | -44.7 |
| Premium gasoline | 166.3 | 121.6 | -44.7 |
| Diesel | 133.5 | 106.0 | -27.5 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,757 | 1,292 | -465 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,864 | 1,431 | -433 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
120.7
117.7
116.4
116.0
115.0
114.0
113.5
113.4
113.1
113.0
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
105.6
105.7
105.9
106.1
106.3
106.7
106.9
107.5
108.2
108.4
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 109.2 | 119.7 | 105.3 | 1,265 | -3.5 |
| Aomori | 112.5 | 122.6 | 104.8 | 1,228 | -3.5 |
| Iwate | 109.0 | 120.5 | 103.1 | 1,195 | -3.5 |
| Miyagi | 107.5 | 117.8 | 102.6 | 1,203 | -4.3 |
| Akita | 106.9 | 117.7 | 102.7 | 1,186 | -5.0 |
| Yamagata | 109.6 | 120.7 | 103.7 | 1,199 | -5.2 |
| Fukushima | 111.9 | 122.9 | 107.5 | 1,245 | -4.1 |
| Ibaraki | 108.7 | 119.6 | 103.2 | 1,240 | -4.4 |
| Tochigi | 108.2 | 119.1 | 104.0 | 1,271 | -4.1 |
| Gunma | 105.7 | 116.6 | 102.6 | 1,264 | -5.5 |
| Saitama | 105.9 | 116.7 | 102.1 | 1,257 | -4.3 |
| Chiba | 108.4 | 118.9 | 102.4 | 1,294 | -4.7 |
| Tokyo | 112.1 | 122.9 | 107.6 | 1,429 | -3.4 |
| Kanagawa | 109.4 | 120.2 | 106.4 | 1,352 | -4.1 |
| Niigata | 110.1 | 120.5 | 104.1 | 1,239 | -5.0 |
| Toyama | 113.5 | 124.6 | 107.7 | 1,290 | -5.7 |
| Ishikawa | 111.5 | 122.6 | 105.0 | 1,241 | -4.1 |
| Fukui | 113.1 | 124.8 | 107.3 | 1,263 | -3.6 |
| Yamanashi | 111.6 | 123.9 | 109.0 | 1,277 | -3.5 |
| Nagano | 111.3 | 123.0 | 107.7 | 1,250 | -4.5 |
| Gifu | 114.0 | 125.3 | 107.2 | 1,267 | -4.2 |
| Shizuoka | 112.3 | 123.8 | 106.8 | 1,397 | -4.0 |
| Aichi | 110.9 | 122.0 | 105.3 | 1,326 | -4.2 |
| Mie | 111.2 | 122.7 | 107.3 | 1,264 | -3.4 |
| Shiga | 109.4 | 120.5 | 101.1 | 1,271 | -3.7 |
| Kyoto | 110.7 | 121.9 | 106.3 | 1,323 | -4.4 |
| Osaka | 109.0 | 119.7 | 104.5 | 1,328 | -3.6 |
| Hyōgo | 110.7 | 122.0 | 106.6 | 1,291 | -3.7 |
| Nara | 110.9 | 121.9 | 106.4 | 1,299 | -2.9 |
| Wakayama | 113.0 | 124.1 | 107.6 | 1,315 | -3.1 |
| Tottori | 106.7 | 117.9 | 105.6 | 1,233 | -4.0 |
| Shimane | 116.0 | 126.7 | 111.9 | 1,299 | -4.4 |
| Okayama | 106.1 | 117.3 | 104.0 | 1,243 | -4.9 |
| Hiroshima | 110.9 | 122.1 | 106.1 | 1,278 | -4.3 |
| Yamaguchi | 110.5 | 121.1 | 107.5 | 1,276 | -3.3 |
| Tokushima | 111.8 | 124.9 | 107.7 | 1,362 | -5.3 |
| Kagawa | 109.0 | 119.6 | 103.3 | 1,268 | -3.1 |
| Ehime | 109.0 | 119.8 | 103.2 | 1,263 | -5.6 |
| Kōchi | 106.3 | 116.5 | 101.9 | 1,329 | -0.9 |
| Fukuoka | 113.4 | 124.8 | 107.2 | 1,292 | -3.3 |
| Saga | 115.0 | 126.4 | 109.5 | 1,353 | -3.4 |
| Nagasaki | 120.7 | 130.5 | 117.3 | 1,348 | -3.1 |
| Kumamoto | 112.7 | 124.2 | 108.4 | 1,309 | -2.9 |
| Ōita | 116.4 | 127.7 | 111.7 | 1,371 | -3.0 |
| Miyazaki | 110.0 | 120.7 | 107.0 | 1,328 | -4.5 |
| Kagoshima | 117.7 | 126.3 | 114.5 | 1,396 | -3.2 |
| Okinawa | 105.6 | 116.5 | 103.5 | 1,514 | -6.1 |
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 110.6 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (120.7); lowest: Okinawa (105.6); gap 15.1 yen.