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Fuel prices: survey of 23 Feb 2009
Regular gasoline109.6 yen/Lw/w +0.2
Premium gasoline120.5 yen/Lw/w +0.3
Diesel100.9 yen/Lw/w -0.4
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,206 yen/18 Lw/w -15
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 25 Feb 2008 | 23 Feb 2009 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 151.8 | 109.6 | -42.2 |
| Premium gasoline | 162.8 | 120.5 | -42.3 |
| Diesel | 131.4 | 100.9 | -30.5 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,736 | 1,206 | -530 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,848 | 1,343 | -505 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
117.2
115.0
112.8
112.6
112.0
111.9
111.6
111.6
111.1
111.0
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
105.4
106.4
106.5
106.6
107.1
107.1
107.2
107.2
107.8
108.1
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 107.2 | 117.7 | 100.0 | 1,156 | +0.4 |
| Aomori | 108.2 | 118.2 | 97.3 | 1,143 | -0.4 |
| Iwate | 108.7 | 120.0 | 98.7 | 1,115 | -0.2 |
| Miyagi | 109.8 | 120.2 | 99.5 | 1,089 | ±0 |
| Akita | 108.1 | 118.8 | 97.6 | 1,123 | +0.1 |
| Yamagata | 108.8 | 119.9 | 101.4 | 1,137 | ±0 |
| Fukushima | 110.3 | 121.6 | 101.9 | 1,127 | +1.6 |
| Ibaraki | 106.6 | 117.6 | 96.3 | 1,133 | +0.7 |
| Tochigi | 106.5 | 117.4 | 97.6 | 1,182 | ±0 |
| Gunma | 106.4 | 117.3 | 98.4 | 1,156 | +0.5 |
| Saitama | 108.2 | 118.9 | 100.4 | 1,170 | -0.5 |
| Chiba | 109.1 | 119.6 | 99.0 | 1,206 | +0.4 |
| Tokyo | 112.0 | 122.7 | 102.9 | 1,336 | +0.3 |
| Kanagawa | 109.7 | 120.5 | 103.3 | 1,261 | -0.8 |
| Niigata | 110.0 | 120.5 | 100.6 | 1,169 | ±0 |
| Toyama | 110.4 | 121.5 | 99.5 | 1,212 | -0.6 |
| Ishikawa | 111.6 | 122.6 | 99.3 | 1,164 | +0.4 |
| Fukui | 111.0 | 123.0 | 102.4 | 1,180 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 109.7 | 120.8 | 100.5 | 1,170 | +0.4 |
| Nagano | 111.6 | 122.9 | 102.9 | 1,162 | +0.6 |
| Gifu | 111.1 | 122.5 | 101.8 | 1,207 | +0.4 |
| Shizuoka | 110.3 | 121.7 | 101.6 | 1,277 | +0.1 |
| Aichi | 109.8 | 120.9 | 100.3 | 1,243 | +0.1 |
| Mie | 109.4 | 120.8 | 102.1 | 1,202 | +0.1 |
| Shiga | 107.8 | 118.5 | 94.8 | 1,176 | -0.1 |
| Kyoto | 109.2 | 120.4 | 102.4 | 1,236 | +0.4 |
| Osaka | 109.1 | 119.7 | 102.3 | 1,235 | +0.1 |
| Hyōgo | 109.4 | 120.4 | 101.3 | 1,228 | +0.5 |
| Nara | 110.8 | 121.5 | 104.8 | 1,208 | +1.3 |
| Wakayama | 109.4 | 120.0 | 101.4 | 1,238 | -0.2 |
| Tottori | 109.9 | 121.0 | 102.0 | 1,171 | +1.3 |
| Shimane | 112.8 | 123.6 | 105.0 | 1,193 | +1.2 |
| Okayama | 110.5 | 121.3 | 101.2 | 1,182 | +2.8 |
| Hiroshima | 109.3 | 120.2 | 101.4 | 1,196 | +0.8 |
| Yamaguchi | 108.1 | 118.9 | 102.5 | 1,200 | +0.6 |
| Tokushima | 108.9 | 121.7 | 102.3 | 1,292 | ±0 |
| Kagawa | 107.1 | 117.8 | 99.4 | 1,209 | -0.1 |
| Ehime | 110.5 | 121.3 | 100.6 | 1,209 | +1.0 |
| Kōchi | 107.2 | 117.3 | 95.6 | 1,270 | -1.1 |
| Fukuoka | 110.8 | 122.1 | 101.7 | 1,208 | +0.1 |
| Saga | 112.6 | 123.5 | 102.2 | 1,272 | -0.1 |
| Nagasaki | 117.2 | 127.2 | 111.0 | 1,287 | -0.4 |
| Kumamoto | 111.0 | 121.6 | 102.0 | 1,233 | +0.9 |
| Ōita | 111.9 | 122.7 | 104.8 | 1,265 | -0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 107.1 | 117.9 | 101.2 | 1,246 | -0.4 |
| Kagoshima | 115.0 | 124.2 | 106.4 | 1,318 | +0.4 |
| Okinawa | 105.4 | 115.8 | 90.0 | 1,376 | +1.0 |
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 109.6 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (117.2); lowest: Okinawa (105.4); gap 11.8 yen.