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Fuel prices: survey of 17 Mar 2014
Regular gasoline158.7 yen/Lw/w +0.5
Premium gasoline169.5 yen/Lw/w +0.5
Diesel138.9 yen/Lw/w +0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,863 yen/18 Lw/w ±0
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 18 Mar 2013 | 17 Mar 2014 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 155.6 | 158.7 | +3.1 |
| Premium gasoline | 166.4 | 169.5 | +3.1 |
| Diesel | 135.0 | 138.9 | +3.9 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,806 | 1,863 | +57 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,929 | 1,992 | +63 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
165.4
165.1
163.1
162.6
161.7
161.6
161.5
161.3
161.3
160.9
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
154.2
155.1
155.2
156.0
156.1
156.5
156.5
156.9
157.0
157.1
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 157.8 | 168.4 | 141.7 | 1,818 | -0.5 |
| Aomori | 157.8 | 168.7 | 138.2 | 1,769 | +0.6 |
| Iwate | 158.4 | 169.3 | 137.9 | 1,797 | +1.1 |
| Miyagi | 156.0 | 166.4 | 136.3 | 1,779 | +0.8 |
| Akita | 157.3 | 168.1 | 141.5 | 1,785 | ±0 |
| Yamagata | 159.0 | 170.0 | 139.6 | 1,773 | +0.3 |
| Fukushima | 157.5 | 168.5 | 137.8 | 1,835 | ±0 |
| Ibaraki | 156.5 | 167.5 | 135.1 | 1,805 | +0.1 |
| Tochigi | 157.4 | 168.3 | 137.3 | 1,854 | +0.7 |
| Gunma | 156.5 | 167.5 | 136.7 | 1,857 | +0.2 |
| Saitama | 155.1 | 166.0 | 134.6 | 1,824 | +1.3 |
| Chiba | 155.2 | 165.8 | 133.2 | 1,852 | +0.7 |
| Tokyo | 161.7 | 172.2 | 141.6 | 1,968 | +2.0 |
| Kanagawa | 159.4 | 170.3 | 138.4 | 1,892 | +2.2 |
| Niigata | 157.5 | 168.2 | 138.5 | 1,853 | +0.3 |
| Toyama | 159.1 | 170.1 | 139.7 | 1,857 | +1.1 |
| Ishikawa | 158.2 | 168.9 | 137.5 | 1,812 | +0.1 |
| Fukui | 160.0 | 171.6 | 142.9 | 1,853 | -0.2 |
| Yamanashi | 158.2 | 169.6 | 137.2 | 1,846 | +0.5 |
| Nagano | 161.6 | 172.7 | 141.5 | 1,836 | +0.4 |
| Gifu | 161.3 | 172.6 | 140.9 | 1,858 | +0.6 |
| Shizuoka | 161.3 | 172.4 | 140.9 | 1,909 | +0.8 |
| Aichi | 157.8 | 168.7 | 138.2 | 1,892 | +0.1 |
| Mie | 158.2 | 169.4 | 139.0 | 1,879 | ±0 |
| Shiga | 160.1 | 170.5 | 135.6 | 1,864 | +0.8 |
| Kyoto | 161.5 | 172.3 | 141.6 | 1,924 | +0.9 |
| Osaka | 156.1 | 166.8 | 136.1 | 1,847 | +0.7 |
| Hyōgo | 157.7 | 168.5 | 138.5 | 1,862 | +0.5 |
| Nara | 159.1 | 170.1 | 139.0 | 1,855 | +0.4 |
| Wakayama | 160.9 | 171.3 | 139.4 | 1,890 | +0.3 |
| Tottori | 156.9 | 168.1 | 140.9 | 1,862 | -0.1 |
| Shimane | 160.6 | 170.6 | 143.9 | 1,909 | +0.4 |
| Okayama | 154.2 | 165.0 | 134.3 | 1,824 | -0.2 |
| Hiroshima | 157.0 | 167.6 | 138.4 | 1,850 | +0.4 |
| Yamaguchi | 158.2 | 169.2 | 141.0 | 1,870 | +0.7 |
| Tokushima | 158.0 | 169.0 | 136.1 | 1,867 | +0.1 |
| Kagawa | 159.3 | 170.2 | 135.6 | 1,812 | +0.4 |
| Ehime | 157.1 | 167.9 | 137.9 | 1,832 | +0.1 |
| Kōchi | 159.0 | 169.1 | 135.5 | 1,978 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 159.0 | 170.1 | 137.7 | 1,845 | ±0 |
| Saga | 162.6 | 173.5 | 141.2 | 1,908 | ±0 |
| Nagasaki | 165.1 | 175.3 | 148.7 | 1,940 | -0.2 |
| Kumamoto | 159.2 | 169.9 | 137.0 | 1,855 | +0.1 |
| Ōita | 163.1 | 174.1 | 141.7 | 1,896 | +0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 158.6 | 169.0 | 139.5 | 1,916 | +0.5 |
| Kagoshima | 165.4 | 175.0 | 145.6 | 1,974 | +0.2 |
| Okinawa | 157.8 | 168.1 | 141.5 | 2,022 | ±0 |
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 158.7 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kagoshima (165.4); lowest: Okayama (154.2); gap 11.2 yen.