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Fuel prices: survey of 18 Mar 2013
Regular gasoline155.6 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Premium gasoline166.4 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Diesel135.0 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,806 yen/18 Lw/w -8
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 19 Mar 2012 | 18 Mar 2013 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 155.6 | 155.6 | ±0 |
| Premium gasoline | 166.4 | 166.4 | ±0 |
| Diesel | 135.0 | 135.0 | ±0 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,748 | 1,806 | +58 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,865 | 1,929 | +64 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
162.0
161.1
159.9
159.1
159.0
158.9
158.8
158.3
158.1
158.0
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
151.7
151.9
152.4
152.4
152.6
152.8
153.4
153.8
153.9
153.9
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 156.4 | 167.1 | 140.2 | 1,811 | -1.4 |
| Aomori | 154.8 | 165.6 | 135.0 | 1,726 | -0.8 |
| Iwate | 156.5 | 167.5 | 135.7 | 1,750 | -0.1 |
| Miyagi | 153.9 | 164.2 | 133.1 | 1,723 | -0.4 |
| Akita | 155.3 | 166.1 | 137.0 | 1,746 | -0.8 |
| Yamagata | 156.9 | 167.9 | 138.2 | 1,746 | -0.8 |
| Fukushima | 155.0 | 166.0 | 134.3 | 1,786 | -0.1 |
| Ibaraki | 152.4 | 163.4 | 129.5 | 1,745 | -0.3 |
| Tochigi | 154.9 | 165.8 | 133.4 | 1,767 | -0.3 |
| Gunma | 153.8 | 164.8 | 132.0 | 1,758 | -0.1 |
| Saitama | 151.9 | 162.7 | 130.5 | 1,782 | -0.2 |
| Chiba | 151.7 | 162.4 | 128.8 | 1,777 | -0.2 |
| Tokyo | 156.5 | 167.6 | 136.2 | 1,894 | -0.1 |
| Kanagawa | 152.8 | 163.7 | 132.1 | 1,849 | -0.2 |
| Niigata | 155.5 | 166.2 | 135.3 | 1,802 | ±0 |
| Toyama | 155.7 | 166.8 | 136.3 | 1,797 | -0.5 |
| Ishikawa | 153.9 | 164.8 | 133.4 | 1,765 | ±0 |
| Fukui | 156.3 | 167.9 | 137.6 | 1,804 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 155.2 | 166.5 | 132.8 | 1,765 | -0.4 |
| Nagano | 159.0 | 170.0 | 139.0 | 1,770 | +0.1 |
| Gifu | 158.3 | 169.5 | 136.9 | 1,799 | -0.4 |
| Shizuoka | 158.9 | 170.0 | 138.1 | 1,861 | -0.1 |
| Aichi | 154.5 | 165.4 | 134.0 | 1,824 | -0.8 |
| Mie | 156.3 | 167.5 | 136.7 | 1,828 | -0.2 |
| Shiga | 156.0 | 166.4 | 132.3 | 1,776 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 158.0 | 168.8 | 137.0 | 1,854 | -0.1 |
| Osaka | 153.4 | 164.0 | 132.2 | 1,784 | ±0 |
| Hyōgo | 155.4 | 166.2 | 135.3 | 1,810 | -0.3 |
| Nara | 157.0 | 168.0 | 136.3 | 1,802 | ±0 |
| Wakayama | 157.1 | 167.9 | 134.1 | 1,822 | ±0 |
| Tottori | 155.8 | 166.8 | 137.4 | 1,811 | -0.2 |
| Shimane | 158.8 | 169.2 | 140.0 | 1,846 | -0.5 |
| Okayama | 152.6 | 163.2 | 132.3 | 1,763 | +0.2 |
| Hiroshima | 154.7 | 165.5 | 134.8 | 1,802 | -0.1 |
| Yamaguchi | 155.6 | 166.7 | 137.7 | 1,799 | -0.3 |
| Tokushima | 155.1 | 166.0 | 132.1 | 1,816 | -0.4 |
| Kagawa | 152.4 | 163.3 | 130.5 | 1,764 | +0.2 |
| Ehime | 155.4 | 166.3 | 135.3 | 1,812 | -0.1 |
| Kōchi | 155.4 | 165.4 | 131.3 | 1,959 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 158.1 | 169.1 | 135.5 | 1,789 | -0.1 |
| Saga | 159.1 | 169.7 | 139.0 | 1,873 | ±0 |
| Nagasaki | 162.0 | 172.3 | 145.1 | 1,901 | +0.1 |
| Kumamoto | 155.7 | 166.4 | 132.3 | 1,796 | ±0 |
| Ōita | 159.9 | 170.7 | 136.8 | 1,840 | -0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 154.6 | 165.3 | 133.8 | 1,834 | -0.2 |
| Kagoshima | 161.1 | 170.8 | 140.9 | 1,909 | +0.1 |
| Okinawa | 154.1 | 164.6 | 135.1 | 1,906 | +0.8 |
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 155.6 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (162.0); lowest: Chiba (151.7); gap 10.3 yen.