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Fuel prices: survey of 20 May 2013
Regular gasoline151.9 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Premium gasoline162.7 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Diesel132.1 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,757 yen/18 Lw/w -2
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 21 May 2012 | 20 May 2013 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 149.4 | 151.9 | +2.5 |
| Premium gasoline | 160.2 | 162.7 | +2.5 |
| Diesel | 129.9 | 132.1 | +2.2 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,696 | 1,757 | +61 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,813 | 1,879 | +66 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
159.8
158.5
156.4
156.3
155.9
155.0
155.0
154.9
154.3
154.1
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
147.4
147.7
147.9
148.2
148.4
148.7
149.0
149.2
149.4
149.5
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 150.8 | 161.5 | 134.8 | 1,738 | +0.6 |
| Aomori | 149.6 | 160.4 | 130.1 | 1,667 | ±0 |
| Iwate | 152.2 | 163.3 | 131.8 | 1,677 | -0.3 |
| Miyagi | 148.7 | 159.3 | 128.6 | 1,665 | -0.4 |
| Akita | 148.4 | 159.1 | 131.9 | 1,656 | -0.6 |
| Yamagata | 152.4 | 163.5 | 135.2 | 1,661 | -0.3 |
| Fukushima | 151.1 | 162.2 | 130.5 | 1,721 | -0.2 |
| Ibaraki | 149.0 | 160.1 | 127.8 | 1,689 | -0.1 |
| Tochigi | 149.5 | 160.3 | 129.3 | 1,715 | -0.6 |
| Gunma | 149.4 | 160.5 | 128.3 | 1,698 | ±0 |
| Saitama | 147.4 | 158.3 | 127.7 | 1,739 | -0.3 |
| Chiba | 147.7 | 158.3 | 125.8 | 1,735 | -0.5 |
| Tokyo | 152.6 | 163.1 | 133.1 | 1,873 | ±0 |
| Kanagawa | 149.5 | 160.4 | 129.7 | 1,800 | +0.6 |
| Niigata | 151.8 | 162.7 | 131.9 | 1,755 | -0.2 |
| Toyama | 152.8 | 163.9 | 134.0 | 1,750 | -0.5 |
| Ishikawa | 152.6 | 163.4 | 131.9 | 1,720 | -0.1 |
| Fukui | 155.0 | 166.6 | 137.7 | 1,754 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 152.4 | 163.7 | 131.2 | 1,711 | -0.2 |
| Nagano | 154.1 | 165.3 | 134.4 | 1,696 | -0.8 |
| Gifu | 154.0 | 165.2 | 133.1 | 1,733 | -0.5 |
| Shizuoka | 153.7 | 164.9 | 133.4 | 1,811 | -0.1 |
| Aichi | 150.5 | 161.4 | 130.3 | 1,784 | -0.5 |
| Mie | 153.4 | 164.5 | 134.4 | 1,789 | -0.3 |
| Shiga | 153.9 | 164.4 | 130.6 | 1,730 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 154.3 | 165.0 | 134.0 | 1,811 | -0.1 |
| Osaka | 149.2 | 159.8 | 129.5 | 1,764 | -0.6 |
| Hyōgo | 151.5 | 162.3 | 132.5 | 1,763 | -0.5 |
| Nara | 152.8 | 163.8 | 132.8 | 1,752 | -0.8 |
| Wakayama | 156.4 | 167.0 | 133.4 | 1,809 | -0.1 |
| Tottori | 153.6 | 164.6 | 135.8 | 1,779 | -1.0 |
| Shimane | 154.9 | 165.3 | 137.9 | 1,800 | -0.9 |
| Okayama | 147.9 | 158.5 | 128.1 | 1,724 | -0.6 |
| Hiroshima | 151.4 | 162.1 | 132.5 | 1,759 | -0.2 |
| Yamaguchi | 152.5 | 163.6 | 134.8 | 1,762 | ±0 |
| Tokushima | 151.0 | 162.2 | 129.6 | 1,766 | -0.4 |
| Kagawa | 148.2 | 159.1 | 128.0 | 1,696 | -0.6 |
| Ehime | 153.0 | 163.8 | 133.1 | 1,773 | -0.1 |
| Kōchi | 155.0 | 165.2 | 131.1 | 1,923 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 153.0 | 164.2 | 131.4 | 1,712 | -0.3 |
| Saga | 156.3 | 167.2 | 136.5 | 1,819 | -0.1 |
| Nagasaki | 159.8 | 170.2 | 143.6 | 1,864 | -0.2 |
| Kumamoto | 152.7 | 163.4 | 129.9 | 1,755 | -0.1 |
| Ōita | 155.9 | 166.8 | 134.8 | 1,791 | -0.4 |
| Miyazaki | 153.0 | 163.6 | 132.7 | 1,817 | -0.1 |
| Kagoshima | 158.5 | 168.1 | 138.6 | 1,856 | -0.2 |
| Okinawa | 150.4 | 160.7 | 132.2 | 1,844 | -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.
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Regular gasoline averaged 151.9 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (159.8); lowest: Saitama (147.4); gap 12.4 yen.