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Fuel prices: survey of 16 May 2011
Regular gasoline151.1 yen/Lw/w -1.1
Premium gasoline161.9 yen/Lw/w -1.1
Diesel131.7 yen/Lw/w -0.8
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,710 yen/18 Lw/w -6
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 17 May 2010 | 16 May 2011 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 139.5 | 151.1 | +11.6 |
| Premium gasoline | 150.2 | 161.9 | +11.7 |
| Diesel | 117.6 | 131.7 | +14.1 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,436 | 1,710 | +274 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,553 | 1,824 | +271 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
156.4
156.1
155.8
154.3
154.1
154.0
153.8
153.5
153.5
153.2
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
144.3
147.5
147.6
147.7
148.3
148.5
148.5
148.7
148.9
149.1
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 153.5 | 164.2 | 137.3 | 1,740 | -0.4 |
| Aomori | 151.8 | 162.5 | 132.0 | 1,685 | -1.8 |
| Iwate | 151.4 | 162.5 | 130.8 | 1,670 | -1.3 |
| Miyagi | 152.3 | 162.6 | 132.2 | 1,678 | -0.7 |
| Akita | 150.0 | 160.7 | 130.9 | 1,672 | -3.0 |
| Yamagata | 152.2 | 163.3 | 132.3 | 1,715 | -0.3 |
| Fukushima | 153.2 | 164.2 | 133.0 | 1,723 | -0.8 |
| Ibaraki | 147.7 | 158.7 | 127.9 | 1,668 | -1.0 |
| Tochigi | 148.5 | 159.4 | 128.8 | 1,694 | -1.7 |
| Gunma | 148.7 | 159.7 | 129.1 | 1,678 | -0.4 |
| Saitama | 147.5 | 158.3 | 129.8 | 1,688 | -1.7 |
| Chiba | 148.3 | 158.8 | 128.3 | 1,691 | -1.4 |
| Tokyo | 152.3 | 162.8 | 134.1 | 1,773 | -1.9 |
| Kanagawa | 148.5 | 159.4 | 131.4 | 1,705 | -2.0 |
| Niigata | 151.5 | 162.2 | 132.5 | 1,749 | -1.8 |
| Toyama | 148.9 | 159.9 | 131.1 | 1,698 | -2.3 |
| Ishikawa | 150.3 | 161.2 | 129.6 | 1,669 | -1.3 |
| Fukui | 150.5 | 162.3 | 131.3 | 1,705 | -0.4 |
| Yamanashi | 151.8 | 163.1 | 131.2 | 1,708 | -0.6 |
| Nagano | 153.8 | 165.1 | 135.3 | 1,711 | -0.9 |
| Gifu | 152.8 | 164.1 | 132.7 | 1,693 | -0.4 |
| Shizuoka | 153.5 | 164.7 | 133.4 | 1,755 | -1.8 |
| Aichi | 150.7 | 161.7 | 129.6 | 1,698 | -1.1 |
| Mie | 150.4 | 161.6 | 130.7 | 1,692 | -1.6 |
| Shiga | 150.5 | 161.0 | 126.3 | 1,675 | -0.6 |
| Kyoto | 152.8 | 163.6 | 133.3 | 1,710 | -0.8 |
| Osaka | 149.2 | 159.8 | 130.6 | 1,652 | -0.9 |
| Hyōgo | 151.0 | 161.9 | 131.0 | 1,688 | -0.6 |
| Nara | 152.1 | 163.0 | 132.5 | 1,683 | -0.7 |
| Wakayama | 151.8 | 162.5 | 129.7 | 1,705 | -0.4 |
| Tottori | 154.3 | 165.4 | 134.0 | 1,733 | -0.4 |
| Shimane | 156.4 | 166.9 | 136.6 | 1,756 | -0.7 |
| Okayama | 149.1 | 159.9 | 129.2 | 1,661 | -1.1 |
| Hiroshima | 150.5 | 161.2 | 131.1 | 1,696 | -1.0 |
| Yamaguchi | 151.4 | 162.3 | 132.3 | 1,696 | -0.5 |
| Tokushima | 150.1 | 161.2 | 130.2 | 1,721 | -1.4 |
| Kagawa | 147.6 | 158.5 | 131.5 | 1,703 | -0.5 |
| Ehime | 152.2 | 163.1 | 132.7 | 1,735 | -0.5 |
| Kōchi | 151.3 | 161.4 | 129.4 | 1,720 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 152.6 | 163.6 | 131.5 | 1,705 | -0.7 |
| Saga | 154.0 | 164.9 | 133.6 | 1,756 | -0.5 |
| Nagasaki | 155.8 | 165.9 | 138.7 | 1,787 | -0.8 |
| Kumamoto | 151.0 | 161.8 | 130.7 | 1,709 | -1.3 |
| Ōita | 154.1 | 164.7 | 132.1 | 1,753 | -0.8 |
| Miyazaki | 150.2 | 160.8 | 130.3 | 1,729 | -0.2 |
| Kagoshima | 156.1 | 165.9 | 136.0 | 1,788 | -1.3 |
| Okinawa | 144.3 | 154.3 | 128.2 | 1,756 | -1.0 |
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 151.1 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Shimane (156.4); lowest: Okinawa (144.3); gap 12.1 yen.