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Fuel prices: survey of 29 Oct 2012
Regular gasoline147.5 yen/Lw/w -0.1
Premium gasoline158.3 yen/Lw/w -0.1
Diesel127.0 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,646 yen/18 Lw/w -3
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 31 Oct 2011 | 29 Oct 2012 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 142.5 | 147.5 | +5.0 |
| Premium gasoline | 153.3 | 158.3 | +5.0 |
| Diesel | 122.8 | 127.0 | +4.2 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,582 | 1,646 | +64 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,701 | 1,768 | +67 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
154.9
152.7
152.7
151.4
150.7
150.4
150.0
150.0
150.0
149.7
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
143.2
143.4
144.2
144.5
144.5
144.7
144.8
144.9
145.0
145.8
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 147.0 | 157.6 | 130.8 | 1,615 | -0.2 |
| Aomori | 144.7 | 155.5 | 125.1 | 1,557 | -0.7 |
| Iwate | 145.8 | 156.7 | 125.4 | 1,572 | -0.3 |
| Miyagi | 144.5 | 154.8 | 123.8 | 1,543 | -0.5 |
| Akita | 146.0 | 156.9 | 126.7 | 1,588 | +0.1 |
| Yamagata | 148.1 | 159.2 | 129.0 | 1,560 | -0.6 |
| Fukushima | 146.9 | 158.0 | 126.3 | 1,627 | -0.1 |
| Ibaraki | 144.2 | 155.1 | 120.6 | 1,578 | +0.9 |
| Tochigi | 146.3 | 157.2 | 125.8 | 1,640 | -0.1 |
| Gunma | 144.9 | 155.9 | 123.7 | 1,618 | ±0 |
| Saitama | 143.2 | 154.1 | 122.4 | 1,608 | -0.3 |
| Chiba | 143.4 | 154.0 | 120.6 | 1,635 | -0.4 |
| Tokyo | 148.9 | 160.1 | 129.0 | 1,759 | +0.4 |
| Kanagawa | 146.3 | 157.2 | 125.8 | 1,661 | +1.7 |
| Niigata | 146.7 | 157.5 | 126.6 | 1,646 | -0.4 |
| Toyama | 147.1 | 158.2 | 128.1 | 1,635 | -0.3 |
| Ishikawa | 147.8 | 158.8 | 126.9 | 1,588 | ±0 |
| Fukui | 150.0 | 161.6 | 132.2 | 1,682 | +0.1 |
| Yamanashi | 148.6 | 159.8 | 126.3 | 1,613 | -0.4 |
| Nagano | 150.7 | 161.9 | 130.5 | 1,606 | -0.1 |
| Gifu | 150.0 | 161.2 | 129.3 | 1,651 | -0.1 |
| Shizuoka | 149.7 | 160.9 | 128.8 | 1,702 | -0.9 |
| Aichi | 147.0 | 158.0 | 126.7 | 1,650 | +0.5 |
| Mie | 148.2 | 159.4 | 128.7 | 1,666 | -0.2 |
| Shiga | 147.4 | 158.0 | 122.3 | 1,642 | +0.5 |
| Kyoto | 148.6 | 159.5 | 128.1 | 1,704 | -0.4 |
| Osaka | 145.0 | 155.5 | 125.6 | 1,640 | -0.3 |
| Hyōgo | 146.7 | 157.5 | 126.8 | 1,637 | ±0 |
| Nara | 149.4 | 160.4 | 128.6 | 1,640 | -0.5 |
| Wakayama | 150.4 | 161.0 | 127.9 | 1,666 | ±0 |
| Tottori | 148.6 | 159.6 | 130.3 | 1,689 | -0.1 |
| Shimane | 150.0 | 160.5 | 132.3 | 1,720 | -0.5 |
| Okayama | 144.5 | 155.2 | 124.7 | 1,602 | -0.5 |
| Hiroshima | 146.0 | 156.7 | 127.2 | 1,659 | -0.5 |
| Yamaguchi | 147.0 | 158.1 | 127.7 | 1,663 | ±0 |
| Tokushima | 146.5 | 157.7 | 124.1 | 1,667 | -1.0 |
| Kagawa | 146.9 | 157.8 | 125.6 | 1,592 | -0.1 |
| Ehime | 148.6 | 159.6 | 128.2 | 1,657 | -0.3 |
| Kōchi | 149.4 | 159.5 | 125.5 | 1,780 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 149.7 | 160.7 | 126.2 | 1,620 | -0.2 |
| Saga | 152.7 | 163.6 | 130.9 | 1,712 | -0.3 |
| Nagasaki | 154.9 | 165.2 | 137.6 | 1,728 | ±0 |
| Kumamoto | 148.7 | 159.3 | 124.9 | 1,627 | -0.2 |
| Ōita | 151.4 | 162.2 | 129.4 | 1,676 | -0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 147.4 | 158.0 | 127.1 | 1,673 | ±0 |
| Kagoshima | 152.7 | 162.7 | 133.8 | 1,749 | -0.2 |
| Okinawa | 144.8 | 155.0 | 125.2 | 1,731 | -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 147.5 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (154.9); lowest: Saitama (143.2); gap 11.7 yen.