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Fuel prices: survey of 19 Oct 2009
Regular gasoline127.9 yen/Lw/w -0.6
Premium gasoline138.7 yen/Lw/w -0.6
Diesel106.1 yen/Lw/w -0.3
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,238 yen/18 Lw/w -4
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 20 Oct 2008 | 19 Oct 2009 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 157.4 | 127.9 | -29.5 |
| Premium gasoline | 168.2 | 138.7 | -29.5 |
| Diesel | 144.0 | 106.1 | -37.9 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 2,018 | 1,238 | -780 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 2,139 | 1,363 | -776 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
135.5
134.3
132.2
130.8
130.7
130.2
130.0
130.0
129.9
129.7
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
124.0
124.1
124.4
124.5
124.6
124.9
125.1
125.5
126.4
126.5
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 127.7 | 138.3 | 108.9 | 1,234 | ±0 |
| Aomori | 128.9 | 139.2 | 108.1 | 1,181 | -0.8 |
| Iwate | 126.6 | 137.5 | 103.1 | 1,151 | -1.0 |
| Miyagi | 126.5 | 136.8 | 104.0 | 1,153 | -0.7 |
| Akita | 124.9 | 135.4 | 103.1 | 1,171 | -0.4 |
| Yamagata | 127.4 | 138.5 | 103.0 | 1,144 | -0.5 |
| Fukushima | 127.8 | 138.6 | 107.7 | 1,171 | -0.4 |
| Ibaraki | 124.4 | 135.3 | 101.5 | 1,155 | -0.7 |
| Tochigi | 125.5 | 136.3 | 102.1 | 1,221 | -0.8 |
| Gunma | 124.1 | 135.0 | 103.2 | 1,176 | -1.3 |
| Saitama | 124.6 | 135.3 | 103.1 | 1,194 | -1.4 |
| Chiba | 125.1 | 135.7 | 103.1 | 1,227 | -0.6 |
| Tokyo | 128.3 | 139.1 | 106.8 | 1,345 | -0.9 |
| Kanagawa | 126.4 | 137.2 | 104.9 | 1,237 | -0.9 |
| Niigata | 127.9 | 138.6 | 107.8 | 1,226 | -1.1 |
| Toyama | 127.3 | 138.2 | 104.9 | 1,208 | -1.0 |
| Ishikawa | 128.1 | 138.9 | 106.2 | 1,203 | +0.2 |
| Fukui | 130.8 | 142.7 | 105.3 | 1,194 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 127.2 | 138.2 | 103.1 | 1,200 | -0.8 |
| Nagano | 130.0 | 141.3 | 107.9 | 1,193 | -0.8 |
| Gifu | 130.2 | 141.4 | 109.5 | 1,244 | -0.3 |
| Shizuoka | 129.3 | 140.4 | 106.8 | 1,280 | -0.8 |
| Aichi | 127.7 | 138.6 | 105.9 | 1,276 | -0.9 |
| Mie | 128.0 | 139.4 | 107.8 | 1,217 | -0.2 |
| Shiga | 128.2 | 139.0 | 103.9 | 1,252 | -0.2 |
| Kyoto | 127.5 | 138.3 | 108.0 | 1,263 | -0.2 |
| Osaka | 126.6 | 137.2 | 108.2 | 1,246 | -0.5 |
| Hyōgo | 128.7 | 139.6 | 107.3 | 1,250 | -0.1 |
| Nara | 129.5 | 140.2 | 111.9 | 1,246 | -0.6 |
| Wakayama | 128.5 | 139.0 | 106.1 | 1,300 | -0.6 |
| Tottori | 129.7 | 140.8 | 107.8 | 1,226 | ±0 |
| Shimane | 132.2 | 142.5 | 111.1 | 1,231 | -0.1 |
| Okayama | 128.6 | 139.5 | 105.7 | 1,261 | -0.4 |
| Hiroshima | 128.8 | 139.5 | 108.1 | 1,243 | -0.2 |
| Yamaguchi | 127.1 | 137.9 | 106.1 | 1,230 | ±0 |
| Tokushima | 126.6 | 139.1 | 104.2 | 1,279 | -0.4 |
| Kagawa | 124.0 | 134.6 | 103.3 | 1,193 | -0.4 |
| Ehime | 130.0 | 140.7 | 108.2 | 1,261 | ±0 |
| Kōchi | 128.9 | 139.0 | 100.7 | 1,333 | -1.2 |
| Fukuoka | 129.2 | 140.1 | 105.5 | 1,228 | -0.4 |
| Saga | 129.9 | 141.0 | 106.8 | 1,307 | -0.2 |
| Nagasaki | 135.5 | 145.5 | 115.0 | 1,324 | -0.3 |
| Kumamoto | 128.8 | 139.4 | 104.8 | 1,259 | -0.3 |
| Ōita | 130.7 | 141.6 | 108.6 | 1,276 | -0.9 |
| Miyazaki | 127.9 | 138.5 | 105.0 | 1,278 | -0.5 |
| Kagoshima | 134.3 | 143.4 | 110.6 | 1,366 | -0.2 |
| Okinawa | 124.5 | 134.6 | 104.8 | 1,344 | -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 127.9 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (135.5); lowest: Kagawa (124.0); gap 11.5 yen.