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Fuel prices: survey of 13 Aug 2012
Regular gasoline141.0 yen/Lw/w +1.4
Premium gasoline151.8 yen/Lw/w +1.3
Diesel122.2 yen/Lw/w +1.1
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,592 yen/18 Lw/w +7
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 15 Aug 2011 | 13 Aug 2012 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 150.2 | 141.0 | -9.2 |
| Premium gasoline | 161.0 | 151.8 | -9.2 |
| Diesel | 129.5 | 122.2 | -7.3 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,670 | 1,592 | -78 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,782 | 1,707 | -75 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
147.5
146.0
145.2
144.5
144.2
143.9
143.9
143.9
143.7
143.0
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
137.4
137.5
137.8
138.2
138.3
138.3
138.3
138.5
138.7
139.1
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 140.0 | 150.7 | 124.1 | 1,525 | +2.0 |
| Aomori | 139.8 | 150.6 | 120.1 | 1,495 | +2.1 |
| Iwate | 140.1 | 151.2 | 120.2 | 1,509 | +2.0 |
| Miyagi | 139.6 | 150.1 | 119.8 | 1,524 | +1.6 |
| Akita | 137.4 | 148.4 | 121.2 | 1,503 | +2.0 |
| Yamagata | 141.2 | 152.5 | 125.2 | 1,522 | +1.1 |
| Fukushima | 140.2 | 151.3 | 120.4 | 1,596 | +0.7 |
| Ibaraki | 138.2 | 149.3 | 118.1 | 1,529 | +1.5 |
| Tochigi | 141.1 | 152.1 | 122.5 | 1,586 | +2.4 |
| Gunma | 141.2 | 152.3 | 121.9 | 1,568 | +2.3 |
| Saitama | 138.3 | 149.2 | 119.0 | 1,575 | +1.8 |
| Chiba | 137.5 | 148.2 | 117.3 | 1,601 | +1.3 |
| Tokyo | 143.9 | 155.0 | 124.6 | 1,736 | +2.0 |
| Kanagawa | 140.8 | 151.7 | 121.9 | 1,641 | +2.2 |
| Niigata | 142.0 | 152.9 | 122.8 | 1,612 | +2.4 |
| Toyama | 141.3 | 152.4 | 123.8 | 1,572 | +1.7 |
| Ishikawa | 140.4 | 151.5 | 120.9 | 1,496 | +0.4 |
| Fukui | 142.2 | 154.1 | 126.9 | 1,595 | +0.9 |
| Yamanashi | 141.9 | 153.0 | 121.2 | 1,554 | +2.1 |
| Nagano | 145.2 | 156.3 | 125.8 | 1,525 | +2.2 |
| Gifu | 142.8 | 154.0 | 122.6 | 1,571 | +0.9 |
| Shizuoka | 144.2 | 155.4 | 123.9 | 1,655 | +2.8 |
| Aichi | 139.9 | 150.8 | 120.4 | 1,629 | +0.5 |
| Mie | 141.0 | 152.3 | 123.3 | 1,614 | +0.5 |
| Shiga | 139.7 | 150.2 | 117.2 | 1,556 | +0.3 |
| Kyoto | 141.8 | 152.5 | 122.6 | 1,655 | +1.1 |
| Osaka | 138.3 | 148.9 | 121.5 | 1,624 | +0.7 |
| Hyōgo | 139.3 | 150.3 | 123.3 | 1,599 | +0.5 |
| Nara | 143.0 | 154.0 | 123.0 | 1,611 | +1.9 |
| Wakayama | 143.9 | 154.6 | 122.7 | 1,616 | +1.3 |
| Tottori | 140.7 | 151.8 | 124.7 | 1,629 | +0.9 |
| Shimane | 143.7 | 154.2 | 128.8 | 1,672 | +2.8 |
| Okayama | 138.7 | 149.4 | 119.3 | 1,579 | +1.2 |
| Hiroshima | 139.8 | 150.6 | 123.3 | 1,630 | +1.5 |
| Yamaguchi | 141.7 | 152.6 | 123.2 | 1,595 | +0.9 |
| Tokushima | 140.0 | 151.4 | 120.2 | 1,593 | +1.1 |
| Kagawa | 138.3 | 149.2 | 120.4 | 1,526 | +2.0 |
| Ehime | 139.1 | 150.0 | 120.9 | 1,562 | +0.9 |
| Kōchi | 141.8 | 152.0 | 118.6 | 1,662 | -1.2 |
| Fukuoka | 141.7 | 152.8 | 120.6 | 1,553 | +0.4 |
| Saga | 144.5 | 155.5 | 124.5 | 1,644 | ±0 |
| Nagasaki | 147.5 | 157.8 | 131.2 | 1,658 | +0.8 |
| Kumamoto | 141.2 | 151.9 | 119.6 | 1,551 | +0.5 |
| Ōita | 143.9 | 154.6 | 124.4 | 1,600 | +0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 138.5 | 149.2 | 121.4 | 1,595 | +0.5 |
| Kagoshima | 146.0 | 155.8 | 129.1 | 1,677 | +0.7 |
| Okinawa | 137.8 | 147.4 | 118.9 | 1,621 | +0.7 |
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 141.0 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (147.5); lowest: Akita (137.4); gap 10.1 yen.