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Fuel prices: survey of 1 May 2012
Regular gasoline153.9 yen/Lw/w -1.6
Premium gasoline164.7 yen/Lw/w -1.6
Diesel133.7 yen/Lw/w -1.3
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,738 yen/18 Lw/w -11
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 2 May 2011 | 1 May 2012 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 152.5 | 153.9 | +1.4 |
| Premium gasoline | 163.3 | 164.7 | +1.4 |
| Diesel | 132.7 | 133.7 | +1.0 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,716 | 1,738 | +22 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,830 | 1,854 | +24 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
162.3
159.2
159.0
158.0
157.5
156.4
156.1
156.0
155.9
155.8
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
150.3
150.3
150.3
150.7
150.8
151.2
151.3
151.4
151.8
151.8
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 152.4 | 163.1 | 136.5 | 1,725 | -3.2 |
| Aomori | 151.8 | 162.6 | 131.8 | 1,668 | -2.0 |
| Iwate | 153.6 | 164.6 | 133.2 | 1,683 | -0.6 |
| Miyagi | 152.3 | 162.7 | 132.0 | 1,652 | -2.0 |
| Akita | 150.3 | 161.1 | 131.8 | 1,680 | -3.0 |
| Yamagata | 153.9 | 164.9 | 133.7 | 1,687 | -2.1 |
| Fukushima | 153.6 | 164.6 | 133.0 | 1,715 | -1.9 |
| Ibaraki | 151.2 | 162.2 | 129.4 | 1,693 | -2.0 |
| Tochigi | 151.4 | 162.3 | 131.0 | 1,731 | -2.8 |
| Gunma | 153.0 | 164.1 | 132.1 | 1,728 | -1.4 |
| Saitama | 150.3 | 161.3 | 130.4 | 1,714 | -1.6 |
| Chiba | 150.8 | 161.5 | 129.5 | 1,724 | -1.8 |
| Tokyo | 155.8 | 167.0 | 136.4 | 1,829 | -0.6 |
| Kanagawa | 151.3 | 162.1 | 131.9 | 1,761 | -1.4 |
| Niigata | 152.8 | 163.8 | 132.5 | 1,740 | -1.4 |
| Toyama | 152.9 | 164.1 | 132.5 | 1,725 | -1.9 |
| Ishikawa | 155.3 | 166.3 | 134.4 | 1,718 | -1.2 |
| Fukui | 155.4 | 167.1 | 136.6 | 1,734 | -0.1 |
| Yamanashi | 154.2 | 165.6 | 132.8 | 1,715 | -1.4 |
| Nagano | 156.0 | 167.1 | 134.4 | 1,701 | -2.1 |
| Gifu | 155.3 | 166.5 | 134.2 | 1,735 | -2.2 |
| Shizuoka | 155.2 | 166.3 | 134.4 | 1,778 | -2.0 |
| Aichi | 153.1 | 164.0 | 132.4 | 1,746 | -1.6 |
| Mie | 153.3 | 164.6 | 133.8 | 1,753 | -2.3 |
| Shiga | 155.0 | 165.4 | 131.8 | 1,746 | -1.8 |
| Kyoto | 155.9 | 166.8 | 134.7 | 1,775 | -1.7 |
| Osaka | 153.5 | 164.1 | 133.6 | 1,703 | -1.6 |
| Hyōgo | 154.1 | 164.9 | 134.3 | 1,731 | -1.3 |
| Nara | 155.5 | 166.6 | 135.5 | 1,722 | -1.6 |
| Wakayama | 157.5 | 168.3 | 136.7 | 1,748 | -0.3 |
| Tottori | 154.6 | 165.6 | 135.1 | 1,732 | -1.9 |
| Shimane | 156.4 | 166.7 | 139.9 | 1,800 | -1.6 |
| Okayama | 150.7 | 161.4 | 131.2 | 1,694 | -1.3 |
| Hiroshima | 153.3 | 164.0 | 133.9 | 1,730 | -1.1 |
| Yamaguchi | 154.7 | 165.5 | 135.7 | 1,747 | -1.3 |
| Tokushima | 153.1 | 164.3 | 131.8 | 1,772 | -1.5 |
| Kagawa | 150.3 | 161.1 | 130.6 | 1,696 | -2.3 |
| Ehime | 154.3 | 165.0 | 134.0 | 1,743 | -1.9 |
| Kōchi | 152.6 | 162.8 | 130.4 | 1,800 | -0.2 |
| Fukuoka | 156.1 | 167.4 | 133.0 | 1,717 | -1.9 |
| Saga | 159.0 | 169.6 | 136.8 | 1,807 | -1.3 |
| Nagasaki | 162.3 | 172.5 | 144.1 | 1,830 | -2.1 |
| Kumamoto | 154.9 | 165.6 | 132.4 | 1,733 | -1.8 |
| Ōita | 158.0 | 168.7 | 136.9 | 1,759 | -2.7 |
| Miyazaki | 154.6 | 165.2 | 134.9 | 1,778 | -0.8 |
| Kagoshima | 159.2 | 169.0 | 139.4 | 1,835 | -1.6 |
| Okinawa | 151.8 | 161.9 | 133.0 | 1,819 | ±0 |
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 153.9 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (162.3); lowest: Akita (150.3); gap 12.0 yen.