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Fuel prices: survey of 17 Aug 2009
Regular gasoline125.4 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Premium gasoline136.2 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Diesel104.0 yen/Lw/w ±0
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,203 yen/18 Lw/w +1
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 18 Aug 2008 | 17 Aug 2009 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 183.2 | 125.4 | -57.8 |
| Premium gasoline | 194.0 | 136.2 | -57.8 |
| Diesel | 166.5 | 104.0 | -62.5 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 2,374 | 1,203 | -1,171 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 2,482 | 1,330 | -1,152 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
131.8
130.7
128.3
128.2
127.8
127.7
127.5
126.9
126.8
126.7
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
119.1
121.8
122.3
122.3
122.9
123.0
123.2
123.7
124.1
124.2
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 125.2 | 135.7 | 105.9 | 1,194 | +0.1 |
| Aomori | 126.7 | 137.1 | 106.3 | 1,157 | -0.2 |
| Iwate | 124.4 | 135.4 | 101.3 | 1,106 | +0.1 |
| Miyagi | 124.2 | 134.5 | 100.9 | 1,092 | +0.2 |
| Akita | 122.3 | 132.7 | 101.1 | 1,132 | +0.1 |
| Yamagata | 124.8 | 135.7 | 100.8 | 1,088 | +0.1 |
| Fukushima | 125.6 | 136.6 | 107.2 | 1,138 | -0.5 |
| Ibaraki | 121.8 | 132.8 | 98.1 | 1,115 | ±0 |
| Tochigi | 122.9 | 133.7 | 98.7 | 1,166 | ±0 |
| Gunma | 124.2 | 135.1 | 102.2 | 1,136 | ±0 |
| Saitama | 124.2 | 134.9 | 102.5 | 1,154 | +1.5 |
| Chiba | 123.7 | 134.2 | 101.4 | 1,203 | +0.1 |
| Tokyo | 126.6 | 137.5 | 105.6 | 1,311 | -0.2 |
| Kanagawa | 126.1 | 137.0 | 105.8 | 1,220 | ±0 |
| Niigata | 126.9 | 137.6 | 106.7 | 1,206 | -0.3 |
| Toyama | 126.6 | 137.6 | 103.9 | 1,182 | -0.4 |
| Ishikawa | 126.8 | 137.7 | 103.5 | 1,146 | +0.6 |
| Fukui | 127.5 | 139.3 | 100.6 | 1,135 | -0.1 |
| Yamanashi | 125.4 | 136.3 | 101.1 | 1,148 | +0.1 |
| Nagano | 128.2 | 139.4 | 105.9 | 1,155 | +0.1 |
| Gifu | 126.7 | 138.0 | 106.8 | 1,199 | +0.2 |
| Shizuoka | 126.3 | 137.5 | 104.6 | 1,250 | +0.1 |
| Aichi | 125.3 | 136.3 | 103.8 | 1,241 | +0.2 |
| Mie | 124.9 | 136.3 | 105.0 | 1,189 | -0.1 |
| Shiga | 124.4 | 135.1 | 100.4 | 1,211 | -0.1 |
| Kyoto | 123.2 | 134.2 | 105.4 | 1,241 | +0.1 |
| Osaka | 123.0 | 133.7 | 105.6 | 1,222 | +0.1 |
| Hyōgo | 124.7 | 135.7 | 104.6 | 1,230 | +0.1 |
| Nara | 125.6 | 136.4 | 109.0 | 1,220 | +0.3 |
| Wakayama | 125.2 | 135.7 | 105.2 | 1,270 | -0.1 |
| Tottori | 126.1 | 137.2 | 104.8 | 1,172 | -0.2 |
| Shimane | 127.8 | 138.1 | 108.7 | 1,198 | +0.1 |
| Okayama | 126.3 | 137.1 | 103.5 | 1,221 | +0.1 |
| Hiroshima | 125.3 | 136.0 | 105.9 | 1,202 | ±0 |
| Yamaguchi | 124.3 | 135.1 | 104.3 | 1,199 | -0.2 |
| Tokushima | 124.1 | 136.5 | 102.6 | 1,261 | -0.3 |
| Kagawa | 122.3 | 132.8 | 100.8 | 1,153 | +1.4 |
| Ehime | 126.5 | 137.3 | 105.2 | 1,219 | +0.2 |
| Kōchi | 128.3 | 138.3 | 100.5 | 1,311 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 126.0 | 137.0 | 103.7 | 1,183 | +0.1 |
| Saga | 126.5 | 137.5 | 104.9 | 1,266 | ±0 |
| Nagasaki | 131.8 | 141.6 | 112.5 | 1,285 | +0.1 |
| Kumamoto | 125.7 | 136.4 | 103.0 | 1,233 | ±0 |
| Ōita | 127.7 | 138.6 | 107.0 | 1,263 | +0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 125.7 | 136.3 | 103.3 | 1,259 | -0.2 |
| Kagoshima | 130.7 | 139.9 | 108.1 | 1,319 | +0.1 |
| Okinawa | 119.1 | 129.2 | 99.2 | 1,333 | -0.1 |
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 125.4 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (131.8); lowest: Okinawa (119.1); gap 12.7 yen.