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Fuel prices: survey of 27 Apr 2009
Regular gasoline115.9 yen/Lw/w +0.8
Premium gasoline126.7 yen/Lw/w +0.8
Diesel100.2 yen/Lw/w +0.3
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,142 yen/18 Lw/w +4
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 28 Apr 2008 | 27 Apr 2009 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 130.6 | 115.9 | -14.7 |
| Premium gasoline | 141.6 | 126.7 | -14.9 |
| Diesel | 118.1 | 100.2 | -17.9 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,751 | 1,142 | -609 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,859 | 1,273 | -586 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
122.2
121.1
118.4
118.1
117.9
117.9
117.6
117.5
117.5
117.4
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
112.0
112.4
112.8
113.3
113.5
113.5
113.7
113.7
113.8
114.8
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 115.6 | 126.1 | 99.6 | 1,063 | +1.5 |
| Aomori | 117.3 | 127.3 | 98.4 | 1,049 | ±0 |
| Iwate | 115.2 | 126.2 | 97.1 | 1,012 | +0.8 |
| Miyagi | 115.3 | 125.5 | 98.0 | 1,016 | +1.6 |
| Akita | 113.3 | 123.9 | 97.6 | 1,032 | +0.7 |
| Yamagata | 115.3 | 126.3 | 98.8 | 1,012 | +0.3 |
| Fukushima | 115.6 | 126.6 | 102.3 | 1,046 | +0.6 |
| Ibaraki | 112.0 | 123.0 | 95.5 | 1,066 | +0.6 |
| Tochigi | 113.5 | 124.4 | 96.0 | 1,111 | +0.4 |
| Gunma | 112.8 | 123.8 | 97.8 | 1,075 | +1.1 |
| Saitama | 113.8 | 124.5 | 99.1 | 1,107 | -0.4 |
| Chiba | 112.4 | 123.0 | 97.8 | 1,165 | ±0 |
| Tokyo | 117.5 | 128.2 | 103.0 | 1,278 | +0.2 |
| Kanagawa | 117.2 | 128.0 | 105.0 | 1,211 | +1.0 |
| Niigata | 118.4 | 129.1 | 100.9 | 1,112 | +1.7 |
| Toyama | 116.2 | 127.2 | 98.3 | 1,097 | -1.2 |
| Ishikawa | 118.1 | 129.0 | 99.7 | 1,080 | +1.3 |
| Fukui | 115.6 | 127.5 | 99.2 | 1,108 | +0.4 |
| Yamanashi | 116.8 | 127.7 | 98.1 | 1,072 | +1.0 |
| Nagano | 117.9 | 129.1 | 101.1 | 1,071 | +0.5 |
| Gifu | 117.5 | 128.8 | 102.3 | 1,146 | +1.8 |
| Shizuoka | 117.2 | 128.5 | 101.6 | 1,213 | +1.2 |
| Aichi | 116.5 | 127.4 | 99.7 | 1,191 | +1.8 |
| Mie | 116.1 | 127.6 | 101.3 | 1,133 | +3.0 |
| Shiga | 113.5 | 124.2 | 93.3 | 1,112 | -0.1 |
| Kyoto | 115.0 | 126.0 | 102.3 | 1,196 | ±0 |
| Osaka | 113.7 | 124.4 | 102.5 | 1,202 | +0.3 |
| Hyōgo | 115.2 | 126.1 | 100.5 | 1,177 | +0.7 |
| Nara | 116.5 | 127.2 | 105.6 | 1,184 | +0.4 |
| Wakayama | 117.1 | 126.7 | 100.1 | 1,202 | -0.1 |
| Tottori | 116.1 | 127.2 | 100.4 | 1,104 | +1.7 |
| Shimane | 117.6 | 128.0 | 104.8 | 1,138 | +1.3 |
| Okayama | 117.1 | 128.0 | 100.1 | 1,123 | +3.1 |
| Hiroshima | 116.3 | 127.1 | 101.3 | 1,150 | +2.7 |
| Yamaguchi | 114.8 | 125.8 | 102.2 | 1,152 | +2.3 |
| Tokushima | 113.7 | 126.1 | 101.6 | 1,232 | +0.1 |
| Kagawa | 116.6 | 127.2 | 98.0 | 1,102 | +2.0 |
| Ehime | 116.4 | 127.0 | 100.2 | 1,158 | +0.2 |
| Kōchi | 115.6 | 125.7 | 95.8 | 1,244 | +0.1 |
| Fukuoka | 116.3 | 127.3 | 100.3 | 1,137 | +0.6 |
| Saga | 117.9 | 128.8 | 101.1 | 1,200 | +1.0 |
| Nagasaki | 122.2 | 132.1 | 109.2 | 1,222 | ±0 |
| Kumamoto | 116.0 | 127.0 | 98.6 | 1,178 | +0.7 |
| Ōita | 117.4 | 128.6 | 104.4 | 1,216 | +0.4 |
| Miyazaki | 115.2 | 125.9 | 98.1 | 1,183 | +1.4 |
| Kagoshima | 121.1 | 130.3 | 104.6 | 1,260 | +0.9 |
| Okinawa | 115.3 | 125.5 | 95.8 | 1,320 | +1.3 |
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 115.9 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (122.2); lowest: Ibaraki (112.0); gap 10.2 yen.