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Fuel prices: survey of 27 Feb 2012
Regular gasoline145.5 yen/Lw/w +2.0
Premium gasoline156.3 yen/Lw/w +2.0
Diesel126.4 yen/Lw/w +1.7
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,654 yen/18 Lw/w +29
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 28 Feb 2011 | 27 Feb 2012 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 139.0 | 145.5 | +6.5 |
| Premium gasoline | 149.8 | 156.3 | +6.5 |
| Diesel | 119.8 | 126.4 | +6.6 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,557 | 1,654 | +97 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,672 | 1,774 | +102 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
152.2
150.9
150.0
148.6
148.3
148.0
147.8
147.4
147.4
147.1
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
141.9
142.1
142.6
142.7
142.7
143.0
143.1
143.7
143.8
143.9
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 145.5 | 156.2 | 129.9 | 1,617 | +1.7 |
| Aomori | 147.0 | 157.8 | 127.0 | 1,622 | +3.6 |
| Iwate | 145.8 | 156.8 | 125.5 | 1,599 | +3.4 |
| Miyagi | 144.2 | 154.5 | 124.0 | 1,584 | +2.3 |
| Akita | 144.7 | 155.5 | 126.8 | 1,612 | +3.6 |
| Yamagata | 146.5 | 157.6 | 127.3 | 1,624 | +3.2 |
| Fukushima | 143.9 | 154.9 | 123.5 | 1,606 | +1.3 |
| Ibaraki | 143.9 | 154.9 | 123.4 | 1,612 | +2.9 |
| Tochigi | 144.6 | 155.5 | 124.8 | 1,661 | +2.3 |
| Gunma | 143.7 | 154.6 | 123.3 | 1,634 | +2.0 |
| Saitama | 142.7 | 153.6 | 123.3 | 1,625 | +2.4 |
| Chiba | 142.6 | 153.2 | 121.8 | 1,646 | +2.2 |
| Tokyo | 148.6 | 159.0 | 129.9 | 1,768 | +2.3 |
| Kanagawa | 146.0 | 157.0 | 126.6 | 1,684 | +2.7 |
| Niigata | 146.7 | 157.5 | 127.4 | 1,699 | +3.0 |
| Toyama | 144.8 | 155.9 | 125.5 | 1,660 | +2.0 |
| Ishikawa | 146.1 | 157.1 | 126.0 | 1,638 | +2.3 |
| Fukui | 146.8 | 158.4 | 129.7 | 1,643 | +3.5 |
| Yamanashi | 145.5 | 157.0 | 125.6 | 1,639 | +1.8 |
| Nagano | 150.0 | 161.1 | 129.9 | 1,650 | +4.1 |
| Gifu | 147.4 | 158.6 | 127.0 | 1,642 | +1.9 |
| Shizuoka | 147.4 | 158.5 | 127.1 | 1,693 | +2.0 |
| Aichi | 144.2 | 155.2 | 124.6 | 1,656 | +1.1 |
| Mie | 145.5 | 156.8 | 127.1 | 1,637 | +1.0 |
| Shiga | 141.9 | 152.5 | 123.4 | 1,643 | +0.6 |
| Kyoto | 145.7 | 156.5 | 126.8 | 1,686 | +2.1 |
| Osaka | 142.7 | 153.3 | 125.2 | 1,638 | +1.8 |
| Hyōgo | 145.0 | 156.1 | 127.2 | 1,649 | +2.4 |
| Nara | 144.7 | 155.8 | 125.2 | 1,636 | +0.7 |
| Wakayama | 146.5 | 157.0 | 126.7 | 1,664 | +2.1 |
| Tottori | 144.0 | 155.1 | 127.0 | 1,637 | +0.3 |
| Shimane | 148.3 | 158.8 | 131.2 | 1,692 | +1.1 |
| Okayama | 144.3 | 155.1 | 124.8 | 1,633 | +3.3 |
| Hiroshima | 144.9 | 155.9 | 127.2 | 1,650 | +2.1 |
| Yamaguchi | 143.8 | 154.5 | 127.2 | 1,640 | +1.5 |
| Tokushima | 144.4 | 155.5 | 124.2 | 1,668 | +1.7 |
| Kagawa | 143.0 | 153.8 | 124.5 | 1,594 | +2.6 |
| Ehime | 144.7 | 155.6 | 126.3 | 1,652 | +1.0 |
| Kōchi | 146.0 | 156.1 | 123.2 | 1,706 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 147.1 | 158.4 | 125.6 | 1,638 | +1.0 |
| Saga | 148.0 | 158.9 | 127.5 | 1,685 | +0.9 |
| Nagasaki | 150.9 | 161.0 | 135.6 | 1,710 | +0.6 |
| Kumamoto | 145.7 | 156.4 | 124.9 | 1,648 | +1.8 |
| Ōita | 147.8 | 159.0 | 127.1 | 1,666 | +1.4 |
| Miyazaki | 143.1 | 153.7 | 125.4 | 1,669 | +1.4 |
| Kagoshima | 152.2 | 162.1 | 132.5 | 1,750 | +1.4 |
| Okinawa | 142.1 | 151.8 | 126.1 | 1,765 | +0.8 |
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 145.5 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kagoshima (152.2); lowest: Shiga (141.9); gap 10.3 yen.