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Fuel prices: survey of 23 Mar 2009
Regular gasoline111.5 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Premium gasoline122.4 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Diesel99.4 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,146 yen/18 Lw/w -9
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 24 Mar 2008 | 23 Mar 2009 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 152.9 | 111.5 | -41.4 |
| Premium gasoline | 163.8 | 122.4 | -41.4 |
| Diesel | 132.3 | 99.4 | -32.9 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,742 | 1,146 | -596 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,852 | 1,281 | -571 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
119.7
116.2
114.5
114.4
114.3
114.0
113.5
113.4
113.3
113.1
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
106.9
108.4
108.4
109.0
109.0
109.0
109.4
109.5
109.7
109.8
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 111.8 | 122.3 | 99.1 | 1,056 | +0.6 |
| Aomori | 111.5 | 121.6 | 95.9 | 1,022 | -0.1 |
| Iwate | 110.2 | 121.4 | 96.5 | 1,034 | +0.2 |
| Miyagi | 111.1 | 121.3 | 96.5 | 1,013 | +0.3 |
| Akita | 109.4 | 120.0 | 95.8 | 1,030 | -0.1 |
| Yamagata | 109.8 | 120.9 | 98.9 | 1,031 | +0.2 |
| Fukushima | 110.9 | 121.9 | 101.3 | 1,061 | -0.3 |
| Ibaraki | 108.4 | 119.3 | 95.0 | 1,068 | +0.4 |
| Tochigi | 108.4 | 119.3 | 95.3 | 1,108 | +0.1 |
| Gunma | 109.0 | 120.0 | 96.4 | 1,080 | +0.5 |
| Saitama | 109.0 | 119.8 | 98.4 | 1,121 | -0.6 |
| Chiba | 110.5 | 121.1 | 97.6 | 1,168 | -0.4 |
| Tokyo | 113.3 | 123.9 | 102.0 | 1,282 | -0.2 |
| Kanagawa | 111.2 | 122.1 | 102.3 | 1,218 | -0.8 |
| Niigata | 114.0 | 124.6 | 98.8 | 1,117 | -0.2 |
| Toyama | 112.1 | 123.3 | 96.2 | 1,111 | -0.3 |
| Ishikawa | 113.1 | 124.0 | 97.2 | 1,085 | -0.4 |
| Fukui | 113.4 | 125.5 | 102.1 | 1,149 | +0.3 |
| Yamanashi | 111.4 | 122.4 | 97.8 | 1,075 | -0.1 |
| Nagano | 114.3 | 125.5 | 101.9 | 1,100 | +0.1 |
| Gifu | 112.8 | 124.2 | 100.1 | 1,140 | ±0 |
| Shizuoka | 112.6 | 124.0 | 99.9 | 1,217 | +0.2 |
| Aichi | 111.3 | 122.4 | 98.9 | 1,192 | -0.1 |
| Mie | 111.6 | 123.0 | 100.4 | 1,138 | +0.2 |
| Shiga | 109.7 | 120.3 | 92.8 | 1,118 | +0.2 |
| Kyoto | 110.8 | 122.0 | 101.4 | 1,200 | -0.2 |
| Osaka | 109.5 | 120.2 | 101.7 | 1,207 | ±0 |
| Hyōgo | 111.3 | 122.4 | 100.1 | 1,182 | +0.4 |
| Nara | 111.1 | 122.0 | 102.8 | 1,187 | ±0 |
| Wakayama | 112.0 | 122.5 | 99.5 | 1,187 | +1.1 |
| Tottori | 111.9 | 123.0 | 100.7 | 1,112 | +0.9 |
| Shimane | 114.5 | 125.1 | 104.4 | 1,154 | +1.1 |
| Okayama | 109.8 | 120.7 | 99.6 | 1,123 | -0.5 |
| Hiroshima | 111.2 | 122.1 | 101.0 | 1,165 | +0.2 |
| Yamaguchi | 110.1 | 120.9 | 102.2 | 1,160 | +0.3 |
| Tokushima | 110.5 | 123.3 | 100.6 | 1,233 | -0.1 |
| Kagawa | 110.2 | 120.9 | 97.1 | 1,145 | +0.2 |
| Ehime | 112.9 | 123.8 | 99.5 | 1,178 | +1.1 |
| Kōchi | 106.9 | 117.2 | 94.5 | 1,246 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 113.5 | 124.7 | 100.4 | 1,135 | -0.2 |
| Saga | 114.4 | 125.3 | 100.4 | 1,200 | -0.1 |
| Nagasaki | 119.7 | 129.6 | 109.3 | 1,229 | +0.3 |
| Kumamoto | 112.0 | 122.8 | 99.0 | 1,180 | ±0 |
| Ōita | 113.1 | 124.3 | 104.0 | 1,220 | ±0 |
| Miyazaki | 109.8 | 120.5 | 98.2 | 1,186 | +0.4 |
| Kagoshima | 116.2 | 125.4 | 104.2 | 1,264 | -0.1 |
| Okinawa | 109.0 | 119.2 | 90.3 | 1,304 | +0.4 |
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 111.5 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (119.7); lowest: Kōchi (106.9); gap 12.8 yen.