Japan Fuel PricesHome › Weekly surveys › 2012
Fuel prices: survey of 17 Dec 2012
Regular gasoline147.4 yen/Lw/w +0.2
Premium gasoline158.2 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Diesel127.2 yen/Lw/w +0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,671 yen/18 Lw/w +11
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 19 Dec 2011 | 17 Dec 2012 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 143.6 | 147.4 | +3.8 |
| Premium gasoline | 154.4 | 158.2 | +3.8 |
| Diesel | 124.4 | 127.2 | +2.8 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,605 | 1,671 | +66 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,727 | 1,795 | +68 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
154.8
152.1
151.0
151.0
150.9
150.1
150.0
149.5
149.5
149.4
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
142.7
143.3
144.0
144.2
145.2
145.2
145.5
145.5
145.6
145.8
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 148.1 | 158.7 | 131.9 | 1,688 | +1.0 |
| Aomori | 146.0 | 156.8 | 126.3 | 1,596 | -0.1 |
| Iwate | 146.6 | 157.5 | 126.2 | 1,594 | ±0 |
| Miyagi | 145.2 | 155.6 | 124.7 | 1,579 | -0.3 |
| Akita | 145.6 | 156.3 | 126.1 | 1,622 | +0.2 |
| Yamagata | 148.3 | 159.4 | 129.4 | 1,613 | +0.2 |
| Fukushima | 147.2 | 158.3 | 126.9 | 1,652 | +0.2 |
| Ibaraki | 144.2 | 155.1 | 121.7 | 1,613 | +0.1 |
| Tochigi | 145.9 | 156.8 | 125.4 | 1,668 | +0.2 |
| Gunma | 146.1 | 157.3 | 125.0 | 1,660 | ±0 |
| Saitama | 143.3 | 154.2 | 122.6 | 1,626 | -0.1 |
| Chiba | 142.7 | 153.3 | 120.5 | 1,651 | ±0 |
| Tokyo | 148.7 | 159.8 | 129.1 | 1,779 | -0.2 |
| Kanagawa | 145.5 | 156.3 | 124.7 | 1,688 | -0.2 |
| Niigata | 146.8 | 157.7 | 127.0 | 1,670 | ±0 |
| Toyama | 148.0 | 159.0 | 129.3 | 1,669 | +0.1 |
| Ishikawa | 147.6 | 158.5 | 126.7 | 1,627 | +0.5 |
| Fukui | 148.7 | 160.4 | 131.9 | 1,653 | -0.2 |
| Yamanashi | 148.8 | 160.1 | 126.9 | 1,647 | ±0 |
| Nagano | 150.9 | 162.1 | 131.2 | 1,642 | ±0 |
| Gifu | 150.0 | 161.2 | 129.1 | 1,666 | +0.6 |
| Shizuoka | 149.1 | 160.3 | 128.7 | 1,728 | -0.1 |
| Aichi | 146.5 | 157.5 | 126.3 | 1,675 | ±0 |
| Mie | 147.7 | 158.9 | 128.5 | 1,678 | -0.1 |
| Shiga | 148.1 | 158.7 | 122.2 | 1,654 | +0.1 |
| Kyoto | 149.5 | 160.2 | 128.6 | 1,725 | +0.9 |
| Osaka | 145.2 | 155.8 | 125.3 | 1,650 | +0.8 |
| Hyōgo | 146.3 | 157.1 | 127.0 | 1,653 | +0.1 |
| Nara | 147.9 | 159.0 | 127.4 | 1,655 | ±0 |
| Wakayama | 149.5 | 160.1 | 127.0 | 1,690 | ±0 |
| Tottori | 148.0 | 159.0 | 130.0 | 1,680 | ±0 |
| Shimane | 150.1 | 160.4 | 132.3 | 1,723 | -0.3 |
| Okayama | 145.5 | 156.2 | 125.4 | 1,625 | ±0 |
| Hiroshima | 147.3 | 158.0 | 128.5 | 1,671 | +1.1 |
| Yamaguchi | 147.4 | 158.5 | 128.4 | 1,677 | +0.1 |
| Tokushima | 146.7 | 157.9 | 124.5 | 1,702 | ±0 |
| Kagawa | 145.8 | 156.7 | 124.5 | 1,617 | +0.2 |
| Ehime | 147.3 | 158.2 | 127.4 | 1,647 | +0.1 |
| Kōchi | 149.4 | 159.5 | 125.5 | 1,773 | +0.1 |
| Fukuoka | 149.3 | 160.3 | 126.7 | 1,653 | +0.2 |
| Saga | 151.0 | 162.0 | 130.8 | 1,741 | -0.3 |
| Nagasaki | 154.8 | 165.0 | 138.2 | 1,731 | ±0 |
| Kumamoto | 148.0 | 158.7 | 124.5 | 1,659 | +0.6 |
| Ōita | 151.0 | 161.7 | 129.2 | 1,704 | ±0 |
| Miyazaki | 147.3 | 157.9 | 127.3 | 1,694 | +0.1 |
| Kagoshima | 152.1 | 162.1 | 133.4 | 1,770 | +0.2 |
| Okinawa | 144.0 | 153.8 | 125.8 | 1,809 | -0.3 |
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.
About this page
Regular gasoline averaged 147.4 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (154.8); lowest: Chiba (142.7); gap 12.1 yen.