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Fuel prices: survey of 23 Mar 2015
Regular gasoline140.4 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Premium gasoline151.3 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Diesel119.9 yen/Lw/w +0.1
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,522 yen/18 Lw/w -1
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 24 Mar 2014 | 23 Mar 2015 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 159.0 | 140.4 | -18.6 |
| Premium gasoline | 169.8 | 151.3 | -18.5 |
| Diesel | 139.1 | 119.9 | -19.2 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,865 | 1,522 | -343 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,993 | 1,669 | -324 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
148.7
147.1
146.9
143.6
143.5
143.5
143.4
143.2
143.1
142.7
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
136.0
136.1
136.3
137.2
138.2
138.2
138.3
138.5
138.6
138.7
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 140.1 | 150.9 | 121.2 | 1,425 | -0.5 |
| Aomori | 138.2 | 149.3 | 118.0 | 1,395 | -0.2 |
| Iwate | 140.3 | 151.2 | 118.3 | 1,396 | -0.4 |
| Miyagi | 139.1 | 149.8 | 117.2 | 1,401 | -0.5 |
| Akita | 137.2 | 148.4 | 121.4 | 1,382 | -0.3 |
| Yamagata | 141.1 | 152.3 | 126.2 | 1,422 | -0.1 |
| Fukushima | 139.8 | 150.9 | 119.7 | 1,452 | -0.2 |
| Ibaraki | 140.1 | 151.2 | 116.3 | 1,461 | +0.1 |
| Tochigi | 140.2 | 151.1 | 118.0 | 1,506 | ±0 |
| Gunma | 139.7 | 150.8 | 117.3 | 1,511 | ±0 |
| Saitama | 136.3 | 147.2 | 113.8 | 1,471 | +0.7 |
| Chiba | 136.0 | 146.6 | 113.0 | 1,508 | +0.2 |
| Tokyo | 142.7 | 153.4 | 122.6 | 1,683 | +0.5 |
| Kanagawa | 138.7 | 149.6 | 116.7 | 1,551 | +1.3 |
| Niigata | 140.4 | 151.3 | 122.2 | 1,550 | -0.4 |
| Toyama | 141.4 | 152.5 | 121.7 | 1,550 | -0.1 |
| Ishikawa | 139.2 | 150.0 | 116.0 | 1,408 | ±0 |
| Fukui | 141.2 | 152.7 | 126.9 | 1,597 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 140.0 | 151.3 | 116.2 | 1,485 | -0.2 |
| Nagano | 143.6 | 154.8 | 122.6 | 1,489 | -0.1 |
| Gifu | 143.2 | 154.4 | 121.6 | 1,469 | +0.2 |
| Shizuoka | 142.0 | 153.2 | 121.5 | 1,600 | +0.1 |
| Aichi | 138.3 | 149.3 | 118.1 | 1,581 | -0.6 |
| Mie | 138.6 | 149.9 | 119.3 | 1,501 | -0.3 |
| Shiga | 140.0 | 150.4 | 114.8 | 1,535 | +0.1 |
| Kyoto | 142.7 | 153.7 | 123.5 | 1,644 | +0.8 |
| Osaka | 138.2 | 149.2 | 117.9 | 1,537 | +1.0 |
| Hyōgo | 138.9 | 149.8 | 119.0 | 1,533 | +0.2 |
| Nara | 141.3 | 152.3 | 120.6 | 1,493 | +0.2 |
| Wakayama | 140.4 | 151.0 | 118.5 | 1,554 | +0.3 |
| Tottori | 138.5 | 149.5 | 122.3 | 1,560 | -0.5 |
| Shimane | 143.1 | 153.4 | 126.2 | 1,588 | -0.3 |
| Okayama | 136.1 | 146.8 | 116.1 | 1,457 | +0.9 |
| Hiroshima | 139.6 | 151.2 | 121.5 | 1,559 | +0.2 |
| Yamaguchi | 139.1 | 150.0 | 123.1 | 1,571 | +0.3 |
| Tokushima | 138.8 | 150.1 | 115.3 | 1,501 | +0.2 |
| Kagawa | 143.5 | 154.3 | 122.1 | 1,448 | ±0 |
| Ehime | 141.2 | 151.9 | 121.5 | 1,530 | ±0 |
| Kōchi | 146.9 | 157.0 | 122.1 | 1,554 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 140.0 | 151.3 | 116.3 | 1,526 | ±0 |
| Saga | 143.5 | 154.6 | 124.4 | 1,613 | ±0 |
| Nagasaki | 147.1 | 157.5 | 128.1 | 1,656 | -0.1 |
| Kumamoto | 140.6 | 151.4 | 116.7 | 1,523 | ±0 |
| Ōita | 143.4 | 154.2 | 123.0 | 1,551 | +0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 139.5 | 150.1 | 118.9 | 1,546 | +0.4 |
| Kagoshima | 148.7 | 158.2 | 128.0 | 1,677 | ±0 |
| Okinawa | 139.2 | 148.9 | 118.9 | 1,647 | +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 140.4 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kagoshima (148.7); lowest: Chiba (136.0); gap 12.7 yen.