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Fuel prices: survey of 5 Jan 2012
Regular gasoline143.2 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Premium gasoline154.0 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Diesel124.2 yen/Lw/w -0.1
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,604 yen/18 Lw/w ±0
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 5 Jan 2011 | 5 Jan 2012 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 134.9 | 143.2 | +8.3 |
| Premium gasoline | 145.6 | 154.0 | +8.4 |
| Diesel | 115.5 | 124.2 | +8.7 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,457 | 1,604 | +147 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,574 | 1,727 | +153 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
151.6
150.1
148.2
148.0
146.7
146.4
146.0
145.7
145.6
145.3
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
139.4
139.7
140.0
140.1
140.2
140.6
140.9
140.9
140.9
141.1
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 145.3 | 156.0 | 129.3 | 1,616 | -0.1 |
| Aomori | 142.8 | 153.6 | 122.8 | 1,532 | -0.5 |
| Iwate | 142.0 | 153.1 | 121.8 | 1,527 | ±0 |
| Miyagi | 140.9 | 151.3 | 120.7 | 1,512 | -0.3 |
| Akita | 140.9 | 151.7 | 123.9 | 1,540 | -0.8 |
| Yamagata | 143.3 | 154.4 | 124.8 | 1,535 | -0.2 |
| Fukushima | 142.2 | 153.2 | 122.0 | 1,567 | -0.3 |
| Ibaraki | 140.2 | 151.2 | 119.9 | 1,546 | -0.3 |
| Tochigi | 141.1 | 152.0 | 121.1 | 1,570 | -0.1 |
| Gunma | 140.1 | 151.1 | 120.4 | 1,576 | -0.1 |
| Saitama | 139.7 | 150.5 | 120.6 | 1,573 | -0.3 |
| Chiba | 140.0 | 150.7 | 119.5 | 1,587 | -0.3 |
| Tokyo | 145.6 | 156.0 | 127.4 | 1,707 | -0.4 |
| Kanagawa | 141.8 | 152.7 | 123.6 | 1,609 | -0.6 |
| Niigata | 143.3 | 154.0 | 124.3 | 1,622 | -0.2 |
| Toyama | 141.6 | 152.6 | 122.9 | 1,578 | -0.1 |
| Ishikawa | 143.1 | 154.0 | 123.2 | 1,558 | -0.1 |
| Fukui | 143.6 | 155.2 | 127.3 | 1,601 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 143.0 | 154.4 | 122.8 | 1,580 | -0.1 |
| Nagano | 145.7 | 156.8 | 126.5 | 1,566 | -0.3 |
| Gifu | 145.3 | 156.6 | 125.1 | 1,587 | ±0 |
| Shizuoka | 145.1 | 156.3 | 125.0 | 1,651 | -0.2 |
| Aichi | 142.5 | 153.4 | 122.7 | 1,613 | -0.2 |
| Mie | 143.6 | 154.9 | 125.7 | 1,611 | -0.1 |
| Shiga | 141.4 | 152.1 | 121.2 | 1,609 | +0.9 |
| Kyoto | 144.4 | 155.2 | 125.2 | 1,632 | ±0 |
| Osaka | 140.6 | 151.2 | 123.4 | 1,597 | ±0 |
| Hyōgo | 142.2 | 153.2 | 124.6 | 1,602 | -0.1 |
| Nara | 143.5 | 154.4 | 124.4 | 1,581 | ±0 |
| Wakayama | 142.1 | 152.6 | 123.0 | 1,588 | -0.1 |
| Tottori | 144.8 | 155.9 | 126.8 | 1,628 | ±0 |
| Shimane | 148.0 | 158.4 | 130.4 | 1,671 | -0.1 |
| Okayama | 140.9 | 151.7 | 121.4 | 1,547 | -0.1 |
| Hiroshima | 142.5 | 153.3 | 125.3 | 1,605 | ±0 |
| Yamaguchi | 141.8 | 152.6 | 125.0 | 1,591 | -0.1 |
| Tokushima | 142.7 | 154.0 | 122.5 | 1,635 | ±0 |
| Kagawa | 139.4 | 150.3 | 121.9 | 1,563 | ±0 |
| Ehime | 144.0 | 154.9 | 125.9 | 1,637 | -0.1 |
| Kōchi | 146.0 | 156.1 | 123.2 | 1,707 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 146.4 | 157.6 | 124.7 | 1,604 | -0.5 |
| Saga | 148.2 | 159.1 | 127.2 | 1,669 | ±0 |
| Nagasaki | 151.6 | 161.7 | 134.8 | 1,675 | -0.1 |
| Kumamoto | 144.0 | 154.9 | 123.3 | 1,607 | ±0 |
| Ōita | 146.7 | 157.9 | 126.2 | 1,634 | -0.4 |
| Miyazaki | 141.2 | 152.1 | 123.7 | 1,639 | -0.1 |
| Kagoshima | 150.1 | 160.1 | 130.2 | 1,700 | ±0 |
| Okinawa | 142.5 | 152.5 | 127.0 | 1,733 | +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 143.2 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (151.6); lowest: Kagawa (139.4); gap 12.2 yen.