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Fuel prices: survey of 22 Aug 2011
Regular gasoline149.1 yen/Lw/w -1.1
Premium gasoline159.8 yen/Lw/w -1.2
Diesel128.5 yen/Lw/w -1.0
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,659 yen/18 Lw/w -11
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 23 Aug 2010 | 22 Aug 2011 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 133.6 | 149.1 | +15.5 |
| Premium gasoline | 144.4 | 159.8 | +15.4 |
| Diesel | 113.8 | 128.5 | +14.7 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,408 | 1,659 | +251 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,524 | 1,771 | +247 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
155.5
155.5
153.7
153.5
152.9
152.6
151.7
151.5
151.5
151.1
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
144.9
145.7
146.2
146.4
146.6
146.7
146.8
146.8
146.8
146.9
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 146.8 | 157.5 | 130.5 | 1,628 | -2.0 |
| Aomori | 148.7 | 159.4 | 128.7 | 1,614 | -1.9 |
| Iwate | 148.4 | 159.1 | 127.0 | 1,616 | -0.8 |
| Miyagi | 148.0 | 158.3 | 127.3 | 1,604 | -1.5 |
| Akita | 146.2 | 156.9 | 127.3 | 1,606 | -0.5 |
| Yamagata | 148.5 | 159.6 | 128.8 | 1,642 | -1.5 |
| Fukushima | 149.2 | 160.1 | 128.5 | 1,652 | -1.3 |
| Ibaraki | 146.8 | 157.8 | 125.4 | 1,605 | -1.2 |
| Tochigi | 146.8 | 157.8 | 125.1 | 1,624 | -1.1 |
| Gunma | 146.9 | 157.8 | 125.0 | 1,596 | -2.1 |
| Saitama | 145.7 | 156.5 | 125.8 | 1,643 | -1.2 |
| Chiba | 146.4 | 157.1 | 125.0 | 1,654 | -0.9 |
| Tokyo | 150.5 | 160.8 | 130.6 | 1,747 | -1.1 |
| Kanagawa | 147.2 | 158.0 | 127.3 | 1,676 | -1.9 |
| Niigata | 148.9 | 159.6 | 128.0 | 1,684 | -1.5 |
| Toyama | 147.1 | 158.1 | 127.5 | 1,613 | -1.5 |
| Ishikawa | 148.3 | 159.3 | 127.8 | 1,636 | -1.0 |
| Fukui | 148.0 | 159.8 | 130.2 | 1,637 | -1.1 |
| Yamanashi | 148.3 | 159.6 | 126.7 | 1,622 | -1.9 |
| Nagano | 151.5 | 162.7 | 131.3 | 1,644 | -1.8 |
| Gifu | 151.5 | 162.8 | 130.4 | 1,635 | -1.3 |
| Shizuoka | 150.9 | 162.1 | 129.5 | 1,693 | -0.7 |
| Aichi | 148.8 | 159.7 | 126.7 | 1,660 | -1.9 |
| Mie | 149.5 | 160.6 | 129.7 | 1,664 | -0.7 |
| Shiga | 146.7 | 157.2 | 122.5 | 1,642 | -1.7 |
| Kyoto | 150.5 | 161.4 | 130.0 | 1,664 | -0.9 |
| Osaka | 148.0 | 158.6 | 128.7 | 1,635 | -0.8 |
| Hyōgo | 149.3 | 160.3 | 128.6 | 1,661 | -0.7 |
| Nara | 150.0 | 161.0 | 129.7 | 1,651 | -0.6 |
| Wakayama | 147.9 | 158.3 | 127.3 | 1,660 | -0.7 |
| Tottori | 152.6 | 163.8 | 132.4 | 1,702 | -0.4 |
| Shimane | 153.7 | 164.4 | 134.2 | 1,728 | -1.2 |
| Okayama | 146.6 | 157.5 | 126.5 | 1,628 | -1.5 |
| Hiroshima | 149.1 | 159.7 | 129.1 | 1,667 | -0.5 |
| Yamaguchi | 147.9 | 158.7 | 128.0 | 1,634 | -1.7 |
| Tokushima | 147.9 | 158.9 | 126.6 | 1,672 | -0.6 |
| Kagawa | 144.9 | 155.8 | 127.8 | 1,656 | -1.5 |
| Ehime | 150.2 | 161.2 | 130.5 | 1,715 | -0.2 |
| Kōchi | 151.1 | 161.2 | 129.2 | 1,715 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 151.7 | 162.7 | 128.9 | 1,666 | -1.0 |
| Saga | 152.9 | 163.7 | 131.4 | 1,712 | -0.3 |
| Nagasaki | 155.5 | 165.8 | 136.9 | 1,738 | -0.3 |
| Kumamoto | 149.3 | 160.1 | 127.4 | 1,662 | -0.3 |
| Ōita | 153.5 | 164.1 | 130.8 | 1,703 | -1.0 |
| Miyazaki | 149.5 | 160.0 | 128.0 | 1,684 | -0.8 |
| Kagoshima | 155.5 | 165.2 | 133.3 | 1,730 | -1.0 |
| Okinawa | 150.7 | 160.8 | 129.3 | 1,720 | -0.6 |
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 149.1 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kagoshima (155.5); lowest: Kagawa (144.9); gap 10.6 yen.