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Fuel prices: survey of 9 Apr 2012
Regular gasoline158.1 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Premium gasoline168.9 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Diesel136.9 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,767 yen/18 Lw/w +1
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 11 Apr 2011 | 9 Apr 2012 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 151.8 | 158.1 | +6.3 |
| Premium gasoline | 162.6 | 168.9 | +6.3 |
| Diesel | 131.4 | 136.9 | +5.5 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,694 | 1,767 | +73 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,807 | 1,884 | +77 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
164.5
162.9
162.1
161.2
161.1
160.9
160.2
160.1
159.8
159.6
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
151.6
154.5
154.7
155.0
155.3
155.3
156.0
156.2
156.4
156.5
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 159.4 | 170.1 | 143.7 | 1,779 | -1.1 |
| Aomori | 158.1 | 169.0 | 137.6 | 1,716 | -0.2 |
| Iwate | 158.1 | 169.1 | 137.4 | 1,716 | -0.2 |
| Miyagi | 157.2 | 167.6 | 136.0 | 1,684 | -0.8 |
| Akita | 157.3 | 168.2 | 135.6 | 1,725 | -0.6 |
| Yamagata | 158.5 | 169.4 | 136.9 | 1,717 | -1.0 |
| Fukushima | 158.5 | 169.6 | 137.8 | 1,742 | ±0 |
| Ibaraki | 156.5 | 167.5 | 134.1 | 1,729 | -0.5 |
| Tochigi | 156.2 | 167.1 | 134.0 | 1,772 | -0.4 |
| Gunma | 157.2 | 168.3 | 134.3 | 1,757 | ±0 |
| Saitama | 155.0 | 166.0 | 134.3 | 1,738 | -0.2 |
| Chiba | 155.3 | 165.9 | 132.4 | 1,753 | -0.1 |
| Tokyo | 159.6 | 170.9 | 138.8 | 1,831 | -0.6 |
| Kanagawa | 157.2 | 167.9 | 135.5 | 1,776 | -1.2 |
| Niigata | 157.9 | 168.8 | 136.4 | 1,784 | -0.3 |
| Toyama | 158.1 | 169.1 | 136.1 | 1,771 | -0.3 |
| Ishikawa | 157.9 | 169.3 | 137.0 | 1,741 | -0.4 |
| Fukui | 155.3 | 166.9 | 136.6 | 1,740 | -0.5 |
| Yamanashi | 158.3 | 169.6 | 135.9 | 1,765 | -0.3 |
| Nagano | 161.1 | 172.2 | 138.5 | 1,755 | +0.1 |
| Gifu | 160.1 | 171.3 | 138.4 | 1,773 | -0.2 |
| Shizuoka | 159.8 | 170.8 | 138.3 | 1,810 | -0.1 |
| Aichi | 157.6 | 168.5 | 135.9 | 1,780 | -0.5 |
| Mie | 158.3 | 169.6 | 134.5 | 1,791 | +0.2 |
| Shiga | 157.5 | 167.9 | 134.0 | 1,752 | +0.1 |
| Kyoto | 159.6 | 170.4 | 137.9 | 1,808 | ±0 |
| Osaka | 156.9 | 167.7 | 136.9 | 1,714 | -0.4 |
| Hyōgo | 157.7 | 168.5 | 137.0 | 1,754 | +0.2 |
| Nara | 159.2 | 170.2 | 138.5 | 1,757 | -0.1 |
| Wakayama | 158.5 | 169.3 | 137.5 | 1,760 | -0.3 |
| Tottori | 157.8 | 168.9 | 136.9 | 1,745 | +0.2 |
| Shimane | 161.2 | 171.7 | 142.1 | 1,825 | +0.6 |
| Okayama | 154.7 | 165.3 | 134.8 | 1,714 | ±0 |
| Hiroshima | 157.1 | 167.7 | 136.0 | 1,748 | -0.2 |
| Yamaguchi | 158.2 | 168.9 | 138.1 | 1,779 | +0.1 |
| Tokushima | 158.0 | 169.0 | 135.4 | 1,809 | +0.1 |
| Kagawa | 156.0 | 166.6 | 134.7 | 1,731 | -0.1 |
| Ehime | 156.8 | 167.7 | 136.2 | 1,777 | +0.2 |
| Kōchi | 154.5 | 164.5 | 131.4 | 1,813 | -1.2 |
| Fukuoka | 160.2 | 171.2 | 136.4 | 1,751 | +0.5 |
| Saga | 160.9 | 171.7 | 138.4 | 1,818 | -0.7 |
| Nagasaki | 164.5 | 174.5 | 146.7 | 1,838 | +0.6 |
| Kumamoto | 158.4 | 169.0 | 135.4 | 1,769 | -0.4 |
| Ōita | 162.1 | 172.8 | 139.4 | 1,793 | +0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 156.4 | 167.0 | 136.3 | 1,798 | -0.2 |
| Kagoshima | 162.9 | 172.9 | 142.1 | 1,851 | ±0 |
| Okinawa | 151.6 | 161.4 | 131.8 | 1,847 | +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 158.1 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (164.5); lowest: Okinawa (151.6); gap 12.9 yen.