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Fuel prices: survey of 30 Jan 2012
Regular gasoline143.1 yen/Lw/w -0.1
Premium gasoline153.9 yen/Lw/w -0.1
Diesel124.3 yen/Lw/w ±0
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,615 yen/18 Lw/w +2
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 31 Jan 2011 | 30 Jan 2012 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 137.9 | 143.1 | +5.2 |
| Premium gasoline | 148.7 | 153.9 | +5.2 |
| Diesel | 118.4 | 124.3 | +5.9 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,529 | 1,615 | +86 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,643 | 1,737 | +94 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
150.1
150.0
147.7
147.4
146.4
146.1
146.0
145.8
145.6
145.3
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
139.6
139.9
140.0
140.0
140.5
140.5
140.6
140.7
141.0
141.1
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 143.1 | 153.8 | 127.0 | 1,613 | -1.0 |
| Aomori | 143.9 | 154.6 | 124.0 | 1,549 | +0.8 |
| Iwate | 142.0 | 153.2 | 122.0 | 1,544 | -0.1 |
| Miyagi | 141.1 | 151.4 | 120.8 | 1,530 | -0.1 |
| Akita | 141.0 | 151.9 | 124.3 | 1,562 | -0.5 |
| Yamagata | 143.3 | 154.3 | 124.9 | 1,572 | ±0 |
| Fukushima | 142.2 | 153.2 | 122.2 | 1,571 | +0.6 |
| Ibaraki | 140.6 | 151.6 | 120.3 | 1,558 | +0.5 |
| Tochigi | 140.7 | 151.6 | 121.3 | 1,587 | -0.2 |
| Gunma | 139.9 | 150.9 | 120.3 | 1,580 | ±0 |
| Saitama | 139.6 | 150.4 | 120.7 | 1,583 | -0.2 |
| Chiba | 140.0 | 150.7 | 119.7 | 1,601 | ±0 |
| Tokyo | 145.8 | 156.2 | 127.5 | 1,726 | -0.2 |
| Kanagawa | 143.0 | 154.0 | 124.5 | 1,639 | -0.7 |
| Niigata | 143.5 | 154.2 | 124.8 | 1,642 | +0.2 |
| Toyama | 142.1 | 153.1 | 123.6 | 1,605 | -0.1 |
| Ishikawa | 143.3 | 154.1 | 123.3 | 1,576 | ±0 |
| Fukui | 143.4 | 155.1 | 127.3 | 1,601 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 143.0 | 154.5 | 123.1 | 1,598 | ±0 |
| Nagano | 145.6 | 156.7 | 126.4 | 1,583 | +0.1 |
| Gifu | 145.2 | 156.5 | 125.1 | 1,598 | ±0 |
| Shizuoka | 145.3 | 156.5 | 125.2 | 1,657 | +0.1 |
| Aichi | 142.4 | 153.3 | 122.8 | 1,627 | -0.3 |
| Mie | 143.6 | 154.8 | 125.5 | 1,613 | -0.1 |
| Shiga | 141.6 | 152.1 | 121.3 | 1,611 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 144.0 | 154.8 | 125.1 | 1,642 | ±0 |
| Osaka | 140.5 | 151.1 | 123.3 | 1,602 | +0.2 |
| Hyōgo | 142.2 | 153.2 | 124.8 | 1,608 | ±0 |
| Nara | 143.3 | 154.4 | 124.3 | 1,597 | ±0 |
| Wakayama | 142.5 | 152.9 | 123.3 | 1,605 | -0.1 |
| Tottori | 144.4 | 155.5 | 126.8 | 1,633 | +0.1 |
| Shimane | 147.4 | 157.8 | 130.2 | 1,674 | -0.5 |
| Okayama | 140.5 | 151.2 | 121.2 | 1,550 | -0.1 |
| Hiroshima | 142.4 | 153.3 | 125.1 | 1,607 | -0.1 |
| Yamaguchi | 141.8 | 152.5 | 125.1 | 1,599 | ±0 |
| Tokushima | 142.3 | 153.6 | 122.1 | 1,639 | ±0 |
| Kagawa | 140.0 | 150.9 | 122.1 | 1,571 | +0.8 |
| Ehime | 143.7 | 154.6 | 125.9 | 1,634 | -0.3 |
| Kōchi | 146.0 | 156.1 | 123.2 | 1,707 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 146.1 | 157.3 | 124.6 | 1,609 | -0.1 |
| Saga | 147.7 | 158.5 | 127.0 | 1,672 | ±0 |
| Nagasaki | 150.1 | 160.2 | 134.7 | 1,683 | ±0 |
| Kumamoto | 143.7 | 154.5 | 123.3 | 1,615 | -0.2 |
| Ōita | 146.4 | 157.4 | 125.7 | 1,638 | +0.2 |
| Miyazaki | 141.4 | 152.1 | 124.1 | 1,648 | ±0 |
| Kagoshima | 150.0 | 159.8 | 130.2 | 1,711 | -0.1 |
| Okinawa | 142.4 | 152.2 | 126.8 | 1,749 | +0.4 |
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 143.1 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (150.1); lowest: Saitama (139.6); gap 10.5 yen.