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Fuel prices: survey of 21 May 2012
Regular gasoline149.4 yen/Lw/w -2.3
Premium gasoline160.2 yen/Lw/w -2.3
Diesel129.9 yen/Lw/w -2.0
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,696 yen/18 Lw/w -22
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 23 May 2011 | 21 May 2012 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 149.5 | 149.4 | -0.1 |
| Premium gasoline | 160.3 | 160.2 | -0.1 |
| Diesel | 130.3 | 129.9 | -0.4 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,699 | 1,696 | -3 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,813 | 1,813 | ±0 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
159.0
155.1
155.0
154.6
153.8
151.9
151.8
151.7
151.6
151.6
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
145.0
145.0
145.5
145.7
145.7
146.2
146.5
147.2
147.4
147.9
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 147.2 | 157.9 | 131.2 | 1,657 | -3.1 |
| Aomori | 147.9 | 158.8 | 127.7 | 1,641 | -1.9 |
| Iwate | 148.8 | 159.7 | 128.8 | 1,631 | -1.9 |
| Miyagi | 147.9 | 158.4 | 128.4 | 1,619 | -2.0 |
| Akita | 145.0 | 155.9 | 128.0 | 1,627 | -2.8 |
| Yamagata | 149.7 | 160.9 | 131.0 | 1,623 | -2.6 |
| Fukushima | 149.4 | 160.6 | 129.6 | 1,676 | -2.6 |
| Ibaraki | 146.2 | 157.2 | 125.9 | 1,645 | -2.8 |
| Tochigi | 147.4 | 158.4 | 128.0 | 1,677 | -1.6 |
| Gunma | 148.0 | 159.0 | 127.7 | 1,664 | -1.7 |
| Saitama | 145.7 | 156.7 | 126.8 | 1,679 | -1.9 |
| Chiba | 145.7 | 156.3 | 125.0 | 1,689 | -2.5 |
| Tokyo | 150.9 | 162.0 | 131.9 | 1,796 | -2.3 |
| Kanagawa | 146.5 | 157.5 | 127.8 | 1,729 | -2.6 |
| Niigata | 148.4 | 159.4 | 128.9 | 1,698 | -2.5 |
| Toyama | 148.6 | 159.7 | 129.5 | 1,661 | -3.4 |
| Ishikawa | 151.4 | 162.4 | 131.3 | 1,669 | -2.4 |
| Fukui | 151.9 | 163.6 | 134.1 | 1,694 | -2.1 |
| Yamanashi | 150.1 | 161.3 | 129.0 | 1,677 | -1.8 |
| Nagano | 151.8 | 163.0 | 131.5 | 1,659 | -2.8 |
| Gifu | 151.1 | 162.3 | 130.7 | 1,681 | -1.8 |
| Shizuoka | 150.3 | 161.5 | 130.1 | 1,723 | -2.6 |
| Aichi | 148.3 | 159.3 | 128.2 | 1,716 | -2.5 |
| Mie | 149.2 | 160.4 | 130.8 | 1,717 | -1.8 |
| Shiga | 149.9 | 160.4 | 126.6 | 1,688 | -4.7 |
| Kyoto | 150.8 | 161.5 | 130.1 | 1,743 | -2.5 |
| Osaka | 148.9 | 159.6 | 130.2 | 1,695 | -2.3 |
| Hyōgo | 149.8 | 160.6 | 131.1 | 1,701 | -1.2 |
| Nara | 151.6 | 162.5 | 131.4 | 1,698 | -1.9 |
| Wakayama | 153.8 | 164.5 | 133.6 | 1,703 | -2.2 |
| Tottori | 149.4 | 160.5 | 132.1 | 1,706 | -3.3 |
| Shimane | 151.4 | 161.9 | 137.1 | 1,756 | -3.0 |
| Okayama | 145.0 | 155.7 | 125.6 | 1,660 | -2.7 |
| Hiroshima | 149.0 | 159.7 | 129.8 | 1,688 | -1.9 |
| Yamaguchi | 150.2 | 161.0 | 131.9 | 1,694 | -2.8 |
| Tokushima | 148.0 | 159.4 | 127.2 | 1,700 | -2.5 |
| Kagawa | 145.5 | 156.5 | 127.9 | 1,666 | -1.9 |
| Ehime | 151.6 | 162.5 | 131.8 | 1,719 | -1.3 |
| Kōchi | 151.4 | 161.5 | 128.9 | 1,784 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 151.7 | 162.9 | 129.5 | 1,670 | -2.3 |
| Saga | 155.1 | 165.9 | 133.6 | 1,757 | -2.0 |
| Nagasaki | 159.0 | 169.1 | 141.1 | 1,793 | -2.1 |
| Kumamoto | 150.9 | 161.6 | 128.7 | 1,677 | -2.5 |
| Ōita | 154.6 | 165.5 | 133.3 | 1,714 | -2.5 |
| Miyazaki | 148.3 | 159.0 | 130.5 | 1,705 | -2.8 |
| Kagoshima | 155.0 | 164.8 | 136.1 | 1,782 | -1.7 |
| Okinawa | 148.1 | 157.9 | 129.1 | 1,778 | -1.6 |
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 149.4 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (159.0); lowest: Akita (145.0); gap 14.0 yen.