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Fuel prices: survey of 11 May 2009
Regular gasoline117.1 yen/Lw/w +0.4
Premium gasoline127.9 yen/Lw/w +0.4
Diesel100.4 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,144 yen/18 Lw/w ±0
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 12 May 2008 | 11 May 2009 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 160.1 | 117.1 | -43.0 |
| Premium gasoline | 170.8 | 127.9 | -42.9 |
| Diesel | 139.4 | 100.4 | -39.0 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,813 | 1,144 | -669 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,921 | 1,276 | -645 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
123.7
122.4
120.0
119.9
119.7
119.7
119.7
119.6
119.2
118.9
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
113.6
113.9
114.2
114.3
114.9
115.0
115.3
115.4
115.6
116.0
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 115.3 | 125.8 | 99.2 | 1,070 | +0.2 |
| Aomori | 117.2 | 127.4 | 98.2 | 1,050 | -0.2 |
| Iwate | 116.7 | 127.6 | 97.4 | 1,018 | +0.7 |
| Miyagi | 116.4 | 126.6 | 98.2 | 1,018 | +0.3 |
| Akita | 116.1 | 126.5 | 98.1 | 1,047 | +1.4 |
| Yamagata | 117.4 | 128.4 | 98.9 | 1,026 | ±0 |
| Fukushima | 118.1 | 129.1 | 103.6 | 1,061 | +0.5 |
| Ibaraki | 113.6 | 124.5 | 95.6 | 1,063 | +0.6 |
| Tochigi | 115.0 | 125.9 | 96.1 | 1,119 | +0.5 |
| Gunma | 116.1 | 127.0 | 98.9 | 1,084 | +0.4 |
| Saitama | 114.2 | 124.9 | 98.8 | 1,109 | -0.1 |
| Chiba | 115.6 | 126.1 | 98.9 | 1,172 | +0.1 |
| Tokyo | 118.1 | 128.8 | 102.9 | 1,263 | +0.2 |
| Kanagawa | 116.6 | 127.5 | 104.0 | 1,210 | -0.3 |
| Niigata | 119.7 | 130.4 | 101.7 | 1,111 | +0.1 |
| Toyama | 120.0 | 131.0 | 99.6 | 1,101 | +2.4 |
| Ishikawa | 118.7 | 129.6 | 99.3 | 1,068 | +1.0 |
| Fukui | 117.2 | 129.1 | 98.9 | 1,108 | +1.1 |
| Yamanashi | 117.5 | 128.4 | 98.0 | 1,069 | +0.4 |
| Nagano | 118.9 | 130.1 | 101.3 | 1,082 | +0.5 |
| Gifu | 118.8 | 130.0 | 102.7 | 1,150 | +0.8 |
| Shizuoka | 119.7 | 131.0 | 102.2 | 1,217 | +0.7 |
| Aichi | 116.6 | 127.6 | 99.7 | 1,193 | +0.2 |
| Mie | 116.1 | 127.5 | 101.2 | 1,133 | ±0 |
| Shiga | 113.9 | 124.6 | 93.5 | 1,112 | +0.1 |
| Kyoto | 115.4 | 126.5 | 102.1 | 1,196 | +0.4 |
| Osaka | 114.3 | 125.0 | 102.4 | 1,194 | +0.4 |
| Hyōgo | 116.4 | 127.4 | 101.0 | 1,176 | +0.5 |
| Nara | 116.7 | 127.4 | 105.1 | 1,179 | -0.1 |
| Wakayama | 119.7 | 130.2 | 100.8 | 1,216 | +1.1 |
| Tottori | 118.0 | 129.1 | 100.7 | 1,110 | +1.3 |
| Shimane | 119.9 | 130.2 | 105.1 | 1,148 | +0.7 |
| Okayama | 117.2 | 128.1 | 100.0 | 1,127 | -0.1 |
| Hiroshima | 116.8 | 127.7 | 101.4 | 1,149 | ±0 |
| Yamaguchi | 116.0 | 126.9 | 102.0 | 1,149 | ±0 |
| Tokushima | 114.9 | 127.3 | 101.9 | 1,249 | +0.2 |
| Kagawa | 116.9 | 127.5 | 97.9 | 1,098 | +0.1 |
| Ehime | 117.0 | 127.7 | 100.2 | 1,155 | +0.6 |
| Kōchi | 116.0 | 126.1 | 95.7 | 1,239 | +0.1 |
| Fukuoka | 117.3 | 128.4 | 100.3 | 1,138 | +0.3 |
| Saga | 119.6 | 130.3 | 101.2 | 1,203 | +0.3 |
| Nagasaki | 123.7 | 133.5 | 109.3 | 1,226 | +0.7 |
| Kumamoto | 116.5 | 127.5 | 98.5 | 1,177 | +0.3 |
| Ōita | 119.2 | 130.2 | 104.1 | 1,218 | +0.6 |
| Miyazaki | 116.8 | 127.6 | 98.7 | 1,184 | ±0 |
| Kagoshima | 122.4 | 131.6 | 104.9 | 1,266 | +0.6 |
| Okinawa | 117.4 | 127.7 | 95.7 | 1,307 | +0.2 |
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 117.1 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (123.7); lowest: Ibaraki (113.6); gap 10.1 yen.