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Fuel prices: survey of 23 Jul 2012
Regular gasoline139.6 yen/Lw/w -0.1
Premium gasoline150.4 yen/Lw/w -0.1
Diesel121.1 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,586 yen/18 Lw/w -2
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 25 Jul 2011 | 23 Jul 2012 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 150.6 | 139.6 | -11.0 |
| Premium gasoline | 161.3 | 150.4 | -10.9 |
| Diesel | 130.1 | 121.1 | -9.0 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,676 | 1,586 | -90 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,789 | 1,702 | -87 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
146.7
145.5
144.6
143.5
143.1
143.0
142.7
142.2
141.7
141.7
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
135.3
135.9
136.3
136.3
136.4
136.5
137.2
137.3
137.4
137.6
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 137.3 | 147.9 | 121.5 | 1,528 | -0.2 |
| Aomori | 138.6 | 149.4 | 118.9 | 1,489 | +1.0 |
| Iwate | 138.0 | 149.2 | 118.5 | 1,502 | -0.2 |
| Miyagi | 137.2 | 147.6 | 117.9 | 1,511 | +0.1 |
| Akita | 135.3 | 146.3 | 119.9 | 1,486 | -0.1 |
| Yamagata | 140.1 | 151.5 | 124.7 | 1,527 | -0.1 |
| Fukushima | 139.3 | 150.4 | 119.8 | 1,592 | -0.1 |
| Ibaraki | 136.5 | 147.5 | 116.5 | 1,524 | -0.1 |
| Tochigi | 138.7 | 149.7 | 120.6 | 1,553 | +0.2 |
| Gunma | 138.0 | 149.1 | 120.1 | 1,549 | +0.3 |
| Saitama | 136.4 | 147.3 | 118.2 | 1,579 | -0.3 |
| Chiba | 136.3 | 147.1 | 116.6 | 1,605 | -0.1 |
| Tokyo | 142.2 | 153.4 | 123.2 | 1,736 | -0.4 |
| Kanagawa | 138.1 | 149.1 | 119.3 | 1,633 | -0.8 |
| Niigata | 139.6 | 150.5 | 120.7 | 1,590 | -0.1 |
| Toyama | 139.3 | 150.3 | 121.8 | 1,541 | +0.4 |
| Ishikawa | 140.4 | 151.4 | 121.1 | 1,501 | +0.2 |
| Fukui | 141.7 | 153.4 | 126.1 | 1,590 | -0.4 |
| Yamanashi | 139.5 | 150.8 | 119.4 | 1,536 | +0.1 |
| Nagano | 143.1 | 154.3 | 123.8 | 1,512 | -0.1 |
| Gifu | 141.7 | 153.0 | 121.4 | 1,567 | +0.1 |
| Shizuoka | 141.0 | 152.2 | 120.9 | 1,635 | -0.1 |
| Aichi | 139.1 | 150.0 | 119.9 | 1,627 | -0.2 |
| Mie | 140.0 | 151.3 | 122.8 | 1,613 | -0.3 |
| Shiga | 138.8 | 149.3 | 116.6 | 1,551 | +0.1 |
| Kyoto | 141.2 | 151.9 | 122.1 | 1,652 | -0.1 |
| Osaka | 137.6 | 148.2 | 121.2 | 1,632 | +0.3 |
| Hyōgo | 138.6 | 149.5 | 122.7 | 1,593 | -0.2 |
| Nara | 141.5 | 152.6 | 121.5 | 1,599 | -0.1 |
| Wakayama | 142.7 | 153.4 | 122.6 | 1,614 | -0.9 |
| Tottori | 141.1 | 152.2 | 125.0 | 1,631 | -1.1 |
| Shimane | 141.6 | 152.1 | 128.4 | 1,663 | -0.7 |
| Okayama | 137.4 | 148.2 | 118.4 | 1,591 | +0.4 |
| Hiroshima | 137.9 | 148.6 | 121.8 | 1,617 | -0.2 |
| Yamaguchi | 141.4 | 151.8 | 122.7 | 1,578 | +0.5 |
| Tokushima | 139.0 | 150.4 | 119.5 | 1,591 | -0.2 |
| Kagawa | 136.3 | 147.2 | 118.9 | 1,522 | -0.1 |
| Ehime | 138.1 | 149.2 | 120.8 | 1,558 | -0.3 |
| Kōchi | 143.0 | 153.2 | 120.0 | 1,681 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 141.2 | 152.4 | 120.2 | 1,546 | ±0 |
| Saga | 144.6 | 155.6 | 124.7 | 1,651 | -0.2 |
| Nagasaki | 146.7 | 157.1 | 130.7 | 1,649 | -0.1 |
| Kumamoto | 140.6 | 151.3 | 119.5 | 1,533 | -0.3 |
| Ōita | 143.5 | 153.9 | 124.3 | 1,593 | -0.2 |
| Miyazaki | 137.9 | 148.6 | 121.7 | 1,596 | +0.2 |
| Kagoshima | 145.5 | 155.4 | 128.6 | 1,680 | ±0 |
| Okinawa | 135.9 | 145.3 | 117.9 | 1,616 | -0.1 |
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 139.6 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (146.7); lowest: Akita (135.3); gap 11.4 yen.