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Fuel prices: survey of 11 May 2015
Regular gasoline141.0 yen/Lw/w +0.4
Premium gasoline151.8 yen/Lw/w +0.3
Diesel120.1 yen/Lw/w +0.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,521 yen/18 Lw/w +1
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 12 May 2014 | 11 May 2015 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 165.4 | 141.0 | -24.4 |
| Premium gasoline | 176.2 | 151.8 | -24.4 |
| Diesel | 143.8 | 120.1 | -23.7 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,918 | 1,521 | -397 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 2,051 | 1,668 | -383 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
149.4
149.2
147.4
144.7
144.7
144.0
143.9
143.5
143.3
142.9
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
135.2
135.2
137.4
137.5
137.9
138.7
138.9
139.0
139.1
139.1
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 139.0 | 149.9 | 120.2 | 1,427 | +1.2 |
| Aomori | 138.9 | 149.8 | 119.2 | 1,388 | +0.8 |
| Iwate | 140.8 | 151.6 | 118.9 | 1,382 | +0.1 |
| Miyagi | 139.8 | 150.5 | 117.6 | 1,405 | ±0 |
| Akita | 137.5 | 148.6 | 121.6 | 1,387 | +0.2 |
| Yamagata | 142.9 | 154.0 | 126.9 | 1,426 | ±0 |
| Fukushima | 140.4 | 151.4 | 119.6 | 1,453 | +0.2 |
| Ibaraki | 139.3 | 150.3 | 114.3 | 1,437 | +0.1 |
| Tochigi | 140.5 | 151.5 | 118.2 | 1,498 | +0.2 |
| Gunma | 139.7 | 150.7 | 116.6 | 1,480 | +0.1 |
| Saitama | 135.2 | 146.1 | 112.8 | 1,454 | +0.1 |
| Chiba | 137.4 | 148.0 | 114.1 | 1,522 | +0.1 |
| Tokyo | 142.6 | 152.5 | 122.2 | 1,675 | ±0 |
| Kanagawa | 137.9 | 148.9 | 115.8 | 1,559 | +0.1 |
| Niigata | 140.8 | 151.8 | 122.2 | 1,541 | ±0 |
| Toyama | 142.7 | 153.9 | 122.9 | 1,546 | ±0 |
| Ishikawa | 141.9 | 152.7 | 117.8 | 1,426 | +2.1 |
| Fukui | 143.3 | 155.0 | 127.3 | 1,611 | +0.4 |
| Yamanashi | 141.8 | 153.2 | 117.8 | 1,503 | +0.6 |
| Nagano | 144.0 | 155.2 | 123.0 | 1,479 | +0.1 |
| Gifu | 143.9 | 155.1 | 121.8 | 1,485 | +0.1 |
| Shizuoka | 141.8 | 153.1 | 121.5 | 1,591 | +0.1 |
| Aichi | 139.1 | 150.1 | 118.7 | 1,567 | -0.2 |
| Mie | 139.4 | 150.7 | 119.9 | 1,513 | ±0 |
| Shiga | 141.9 | 152.4 | 114.8 | 1,541 | +0.3 |
| Kyoto | 143.5 | 154.5 | 123.2 | 1,647 | +0.2 |
| Osaka | 138.7 | 149.6 | 118.8 | 1,535 | +0.7 |
| Hyōgo | 139.9 | 150.7 | 118.8 | 1,526 | +0.2 |
| Nara | 141.7 | 152.7 | 120.2 | 1,480 | +0.5 |
| Wakayama | 140.1 | 150.4 | 118.1 | 1,527 | +0.1 |
| Tottori | 139.3 | 150.3 | 122.1 | 1,547 | +1.8 |
| Shimane | 144.7 | 155.6 | 128.0 | 1,608 | +1.3 |
| Okayama | 135.2 | 145.8 | 115.0 | 1,452 | +0.7 |
| Hiroshima | 140.8 | 152.3 | 122.6 | 1,564 | +0.1 |
| Yamaguchi | 139.1 | 150.0 | 122.8 | 1,573 | ±0 |
| Tokushima | 139.4 | 150.3 | 116.2 | 1,491 | +0.2 |
| Kagawa | 144.7 | 155.4 | 122.2 | 1,459 | +0.5 |
| Ehime | 141.4 | 152.3 | 121.4 | 1,518 | +0.2 |
| Kōchi | 149.4 | 159.6 | 124.6 | 1,571 | +2.4 |
| Fukuoka | 140.0 | 151.3 | 116.6 | 1,534 | ±0 |
| Saga | 142.5 | 153.7 | 124.1 | 1,592 | +0.2 |
| Nagasaki | 147.4 | 157.7 | 128.4 | 1,661 | ±0 |
| Kumamoto | 139.6 | 150.1 | 115.8 | 1,512 | +0.1 |
| Ōita | 142.8 | 153.7 | 122.1 | 1,559 | ±0 |
| Miyazaki | 139.6 | 150.3 | 118.0 | 1,528 | +0.2 |
| Kagoshima | 149.2 | 158.7 | 128.4 | 1,682 | +0.1 |
| Okinawa | 140.6 | 151.3 | 118.0 | 1,629 | +2.6 |
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 141.0 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kōchi (149.4); lowest: Saitama (135.2); gap 14.2 yen.