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Fuel prices: survey of 18 Aug 2014
Regular gasoline169.0 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Premium gasoline179.8 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Diesel146.9 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,940 yen/18 Lw/w ±0
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 19 Aug 2013 | 18 Aug 2014 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 160.2 | 169.0 | +8.8 |
| Premium gasoline | 171.0 | 179.8 | +8.8 |
| Diesel | 138.0 | 146.9 | +8.9 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,808 | 1,940 | +132 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,930 | 2,073 | +143 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
176.9
174.3
173.5
173.3
172.0
171.9
171.6
171.5
170.9
170.9
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
164.3
164.7
165.7
166.5
166.6
166.6
166.7
167.2
167.2
167.4
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 167.2 | 178.0 | 148.3 | 1,912 | -0.1 |
| Aomori | 167.2 | 178.3 | 146.6 | 1,852 | -0.2 |
| Iwate | 168.3 | 179.3 | 145.4 | 1,855 | -0.2 |
| Miyagi | 166.5 | 177.2 | 144.7 | 1,841 | -0.3 |
| Akita | 166.6 | 177.6 | 147.1 | 1,863 | -0.3 |
| Yamagata | 170.6 | 181.8 | 148.7 | 1,879 | -0.1 |
| Fukushima | 168.8 | 179.8 | 147.9 | 1,909 | -0.2 |
| Ibaraki | 166.6 | 177.7 | 141.8 | 1,873 | -0.1 |
| Tochigi | 168.0 | 178.9 | 145.3 | 1,930 | -0.6 |
| Gunma | 168.1 | 179.1 | 144.6 | 1,926 | -0.3 |
| Saitama | 164.7 | 175.6 | 141.3 | 1,892 | -0.2 |
| Chiba | 165.7 | 176.3 | 141.3 | 1,920 | -0.1 |
| Tokyo | 169.8 | 180.8 | 148.1 | 2,037 | -0.1 |
| Kanagawa | 166.7 | 177.7 | 144.8 | 1,961 | -0.3 |
| Niigata | 168.5 | 179.4 | 147.2 | 1,941 | -0.1 |
| Toyama | 170.7 | 181.7 | 150.2 | 1,961 | -0.1 |
| Ishikawa | 168.9 | 179.7 | 145.2 | 1,875 | -0.1 |
| Fukui | 170.6 | 182.1 | 149.5 | 1,937 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 169.6 | 180.8 | 145.8 | 1,934 | ±0 |
| Nagano | 171.9 | 183.0 | 149.4 | 1,912 | -0.8 |
| Gifu | 171.6 | 182.8 | 149.5 | 1,944 | -0.4 |
| Shizuoka | 170.9 | 182.1 | 149.2 | 1,975 | -0.2 |
| Aichi | 168.0 | 179.0 | 146.4 | 1,965 | -0.4 |
| Mie | 168.7 | 180.0 | 147.3 | 1,948 | -0.3 |
| Shiga | 170.9 | 181.3 | 144.6 | 1,910 | ±0 |
| Kyoto | 171.5 | 182.5 | 149.7 | 1,995 | ±0 |
| Osaka | 168.1 | 178.9 | 146.2 | 1,917 | -0.3 |
| Hyōgo | 168.2 | 179.0 | 145.5 | 1,932 | -0.1 |
| Nara | 170.1 | 180.9 | 148.4 | 1,938 | -0.1 |
| Wakayama | 172.0 | 182.6 | 147.0 | 1,951 | -0.1 |
| Tottori | 168.4 | 179.4 | 148.7 | 1,928 | -0.7 |
| Shimane | 170.8 | 181.2 | 150.3 | 1,975 | -0.2 |
| Okayama | 164.3 | 174.9 | 143.0 | 1,866 | -0.3 |
| Hiroshima | 168.0 | 179.0 | 146.7 | 1,936 | -0.4 |
| Yamaguchi | 167.6 | 178.7 | 147.5 | 1,961 | -0.4 |
| Tokushima | 167.6 | 178.4 | 143.3 | 1,938 | ±0 |
| Kagawa | 168.2 | 178.9 | 142.6 | 1,883 | -0.1 |
| Ehime | 169.6 | 180.4 | 148.7 | 1,926 | ±0 |
| Kōchi | 168.3 | 178.4 | 145.2 | 2,066 | -0.1 |
| Fukuoka | 169.8 | 181.1 | 146.5 | 1,918 | -0.1 |
| Saga | 173.5 | 184.2 | 151.2 | 2,028 | -0.1 |
| Nagasaki | 174.3 | 184.6 | 154.9 | 2,016 | -0.2 |
| Kumamoto | 170.1 | 180.7 | 145.9 | 1,955 | +0.1 |
| Ōita | 173.3 | 184.2 | 150.9 | 1,997 | -0.2 |
| Miyazaki | 169.4 | 180.1 | 147.1 | 2,008 | -0.1 |
| Kagoshima | 176.9 | 186.5 | 155.4 | 2,106 | -0.3 |
| Okinawa | 167.4 | 177.5 | 146.9 | 2,084 | -0.9 |
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 169.0 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kagoshima (176.9); lowest: Okayama (164.3); gap 12.6 yen.