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Fuel prices: survey of 20 Feb 2012
Regular gasoline143.5 yen/Lw/w +0.6
Premium gasoline154.3 yen/Lw/w +0.6
Diesel124.7 yen/Lw/w +0.6
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,625 yen/18 Lw/w +7
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 21 Feb 2011 | 20 Feb 2012 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 138.1 | 143.5 | +5.4 |
| Premium gasoline | 148.8 | 154.3 | +5.5 |
| Diesel | 118.8 | 124.7 | +5.9 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,547 | 1,625 | +78 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,662 | 1,747 | +85 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
150.8
150.3
147.2
147.1
146.4
146.3
146.1
146.0
145.9
145.5
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
140.3
140.4
140.4
140.9
141.0
141.0
141.1
141.3
141.3
141.7
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 143.8 | 154.5 | 128.0 | 1,612 | +1.8 |
| Aomori | 143.4 | 154.2 | 123.6 | 1,562 | -0.3 |
| Iwate | 142.4 | 153.5 | 122.3 | 1,561 | +0.3 |
| Miyagi | 141.9 | 152.1 | 121.7 | 1,548 | +0.8 |
| Akita | 141.1 | 151.9 | 124.5 | 1,571 | +0.6 |
| Yamagata | 143.3 | 154.3 | 124.9 | 1,576 | ±0 |
| Fukushima | 142.6 | 153.6 | 122.5 | 1,582 | +0.2 |
| Ibaraki | 141.0 | 152.0 | 120.7 | 1,574 | +1.0 |
| Tochigi | 142.3 | 153.1 | 122.6 | 1,611 | +1.7 |
| Gunma | 141.7 | 152.6 | 121.5 | 1,601 | +1.9 |
| Saitama | 140.3 | 151.2 | 121.3 | 1,594 | +1.0 |
| Chiba | 140.4 | 151.1 | 120.0 | 1,612 | +0.7 |
| Tokyo | 146.3 | 156.7 | 128.2 | 1,736 | +0.8 |
| Kanagawa | 143.3 | 154.2 | 125.0 | 1,657 | +2.1 |
| Niigata | 143.7 | 154.4 | 125.0 | 1,652 | +0.3 |
| Toyama | 142.8 | 153.9 | 124.0 | 1,619 | +0.4 |
| Ishikawa | 143.8 | 154.7 | 123.9 | 1,588 | +0.8 |
| Fukui | 143.3 | 155.0 | 127.2 | 1,598 | +0.1 |
| Yamanashi | 143.7 | 155.1 | 123.9 | 1,617 | +0.7 |
| Nagano | 145.9 | 157.1 | 126.7 | 1,599 | +0.8 |
| Gifu | 145.5 | 156.8 | 125.2 | 1,608 | +0.5 |
| Shizuoka | 145.4 | 156.6 | 125.3 | 1,660 | +0.4 |
| Aichi | 143.1 | 154.1 | 123.5 | 1,637 | +1.1 |
| Mie | 144.5 | 155.7 | 126.1 | 1,626 | +1.0 |
| Shiga | 141.3 | 151.8 | 121.2 | 1,615 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 143.6 | 154.4 | 124.8 | 1,648 | -0.1 |
| Osaka | 140.9 | 151.5 | 123.7 | 1,613 | +0.2 |
| Hyōgo | 142.6 | 153.6 | 125.3 | 1,614 | +0.6 |
| Nara | 144.0 | 155.0 | 124.8 | 1,613 | +0.7 |
| Wakayama | 144.4 | 155.0 | 125.0 | 1,640 | +2.0 |
| Tottori | 143.7 | 154.8 | 126.8 | 1,627 | -0.1 |
| Shimane | 147.2 | 157.6 | 130.3 | 1,675 | ±0 |
| Okayama | 141.0 | 151.8 | 121.6 | 1,575 | +1.4 |
| Hiroshima | 142.8 | 153.8 | 125.5 | 1,617 | +0.4 |
| Yamaguchi | 142.3 | 153.1 | 125.7 | 1,617 | +0.6 |
| Tokushima | 142.7 | 154.0 | 122.6 | 1,655 | +0.1 |
| Kagawa | 140.4 | 151.3 | 122.4 | 1,571 | ±0 |
| Ehime | 143.7 | 154.7 | 126.0 | 1,640 | ±0 |
| Kōchi | 146.0 | 156.1 | 123.2 | 1,705 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 146.1 | 157.3 | 124.8 | 1,612 | +0.1 |
| Saga | 147.1 | 157.9 | 126.8 | 1,676 | -0.1 |
| Nagasaki | 150.3 | 160.3 | 135.1 | 1,693 | +0.1 |
| Kumamoto | 143.9 | 154.7 | 123.4 | 1,619 | +0.3 |
| Ōita | 146.4 | 157.5 | 126.0 | 1,648 | +0.2 |
| Miyazaki | 141.7 | 152.4 | 124.3 | 1,652 | +0.2 |
| Kagoshima | 150.8 | 160.7 | 131.1 | 1,724 | +0.8 |
| Okinawa | 141.3 | 151.0 | 125.4 | 1,765 | -0.3 |
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 143.5 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kagoshima (150.8); lowest: Saitama (140.3); gap 10.5 yen.