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Fuel prices: survey of 5 Jan 2009
Regular gasoline106.8 yen/Lw/w -3.8
Premium gasoline117.7 yen/Lw/w -3.9
Diesel102.7 yen/Lw/w -3.3
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,247 yen/18 Lw/w -45
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 7 Jan 2008 | 5 Jan 2009 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 154.3 | 106.8 | -47.5 |
| Premium gasoline | 165.2 | 117.7 | -47.5 |
| Diesel | 133.0 | 102.7 | -30.3 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,753 | 1,247 | -506 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,862 | 1,387 | -475 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
116.7
113.4
111.0
111.0
110.3
109.7
109.4
109.1
109.0
108.9
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
102.7
102.8
103.3
103.3
103.5
103.8
103.8
103.9
104.0
104.5
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 104.0 | 114.7 | 101.0 | 1,217 | -5.2 |
| Aomori | 108.0 | 118.3 | 100.1 | 1,193 | -4.5 |
| Iwate | 105.0 | 116.5 | 99.9 | 1,151 | -4.0 |
| Miyagi | 103.8 | 114.3 | 100.1 | 1,156 | -3.7 |
| Akita | 103.3 | 114.2 | 99.1 | 1,155 | -3.6 |
| Yamagata | 106.3 | 117.4 | 100.9 | 1,152 | -3.3 |
| Fukushima | 106.7 | 117.8 | 103.1 | 1,186 | -5.2 |
| Ibaraki | 105.5 | 116.4 | 100.9 | 1,190 | -3.2 |
| Tochigi | 104.8 | 115.7 | 101.3 | 1,232 | -3.4 |
| Gunma | 102.7 | 113.5 | 99.9 | 1,224 | -3.0 |
| Saitama | 103.3 | 114.0 | 99.7 | 1,212 | -2.6 |
| Chiba | 104.5 | 115.0 | 99.4 | 1,260 | -3.9 |
| Tokyo | 108.6 | 119.3 | 105.0 | 1,382 | -3.5 |
| Kanagawa | 106.2 | 117.1 | 103.2 | 1,312 | -3.2 |
| Niigata | 105.4 | 115.9 | 101.3 | 1,196 | -4.7 |
| Toyama | 108.2 | 119.3 | 103.5 | 1,232 | -5.3 |
| Ishikawa | 106.9 | 117.8 | 101.6 | 1,199 | -4.6 |
| Fukui | 109.7 | 121.6 | 103.9 | 1,216 | -3.4 |
| Yamanashi | 108.9 | 120.5 | 105.9 | 1,227 | -2.7 |
| Nagano | 107.9 | 119.5 | 104.7 | 1,207 | -3.4 |
| Gifu | 109.4 | 120.6 | 103.3 | 1,240 | -4.6 |
| Shizuoka | 108.7 | 120.0 | 103.5 | 1,324 | -3.6 |
| Aichi | 106.5 | 117.5 | 101.6 | 1,275 | -4.4 |
| Mie | 106.7 | 118.2 | 103.6 | 1,221 | -4.5 |
| Shiga | 106.9 | 117.9 | 98.9 | 1,217 | -2.5 |
| Kyoto | 106.7 | 118.1 | 102.8 | 1,272 | -4.0 |
| Osaka | 106.0 | 116.8 | 101.9 | 1,285 | -3.0 |
| Hyōgo | 106.5 | 117.7 | 103.1 | 1,235 | -4.2 |
| Nara | 108.0 | 119.1 | 104.3 | 1,260 | -2.9 |
| Wakayama | 110.3 | 121.1 | 105.1 | 1,270 | -2.7 |
| Tottori | 103.9 | 115.1 | 104.1 | 1,201 | -2.8 |
| Shimane | 111.0 | 121.6 | 108.0 | 1,249 | -5.0 |
| Okayama | 103.8 | 114.8 | 101.9 | 1,195 | -2.3 |
| Hiroshima | 106.5 | 117.5 | 102.2 | 1,237 | -4.4 |
| Yamaguchi | 104.9 | 115.3 | 102.6 | 1,219 | -5.6 |
| Tokushima | 107.2 | 119.9 | 103.7 | 1,329 | -4.6 |
| Kagawa | 105.2 | 115.9 | 100.9 | 1,246 | -3.8 |
| Ehime | 106.4 | 117.3 | 101.1 | 1,225 | -2.6 |
| Kōchi | 103.5 | 113.7 | 99.5 | 1,295 | -2.8 |
| Fukuoka | 109.1 | 120.4 | 103.5 | 1,232 | -4.3 |
| Saga | 109.0 | 120.9 | 105.0 | 1,299 | -6.0 |
| Nagasaki | 116.7 | 127.0 | 113.5 | 1,317 | -4.0 |
| Kumamoto | 108.6 | 119.4 | 104.9 | 1,267 | -4.1 |
| Ōita | 111.0 | 122.2 | 106.5 | 1,306 | -5.4 |
| Miyazaki | 107.0 | 117.9 | 104.3 | 1,291 | -3.0 |
| Kagoshima | 113.4 | 122.4 | 110.3 | 1,356 | -4.3 |
| Okinawa | 102.8 | 114.0 | 100.9 | 1,448 | -2.8 |
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 106.8 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (116.7); lowest: Gunma (102.7); gap 14.0 yen.