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Fuel prices: survey of 18 May 2015
Regular gasoline142.1 yen/Lw/w +1.1
Premium gasoline152.9 yen/Lw/w +1.1
Diesel121.0 yen/Lw/w +0.9
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,528 yen/18 Lw/w +7
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 19 May 2014 | 18 May 2015 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 165.6 | 142.1 | -23.5 |
| Premium gasoline | 176.5 | 152.9 | -23.6 |
| Diesel | 144.0 | 121.0 | -23.0 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,918 | 1,528 | -390 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 2,050 | 1,675 | -375 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
150.1
149.4
148.0
145.9
145.8
145.2
145.0
144.5
144.4
144.1
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
136.2
136.4
137.7
137.8
138.1
139.5
139.6
140.1
140.2
140.3
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 139.5 | 150.3 | 120.7 | 1,428 | +0.5 |
| Aomori | 140.2 | 151.2 | 120.1 | 1,393 | +1.3 |
| Iwate | 141.4 | 152.2 | 119.4 | 1,389 | +0.6 |
| Miyagi | 140.1 | 150.8 | 117.7 | 1,405 | +0.3 |
| Akita | 137.7 | 148.7 | 121.5 | 1,391 | +0.2 |
| Yamagata | 144.1 | 155.2 | 127.7 | 1,439 | +1.2 |
| Fukushima | 142.1 | 153.2 | 121.4 | 1,458 | +1.7 |
| Ibaraki | 140.3 | 151.3 | 114.9 | 1,444 | +1.0 |
| Tochigi | 143.1 | 154.0 | 120.6 | 1,521 | +2.6 |
| Gunma | 141.6 | 152.6 | 117.6 | 1,491 | +1.9 |
| Saitama | 136.2 | 147.2 | 113.6 | 1,461 | +1.0 |
| Chiba | 137.8 | 148.4 | 114.4 | 1,523 | +0.4 |
| Tokyo | 143.3 | 153.2 | 122.7 | 1,677 | +0.7 |
| Kanagawa | 138.1 | 149.0 | 116.0 | 1,560 | +0.2 |
| Niigata | 142.2 | 153.2 | 123.1 | 1,555 | +1.4 |
| Toyama | 143.4 | 154.5 | 123.1 | 1,544 | +0.7 |
| Ishikawa | 142.2 | 153.0 | 118.3 | 1,462 | +0.3 |
| Fukui | 145.2 | 156.8 | 128.5 | 1,624 | +1.9 |
| Yamanashi | 142.3 | 153.7 | 118.1 | 1,509 | +0.5 |
| Nagano | 145.9 | 157.1 | 124.4 | 1,494 | +1.9 |
| Gifu | 145.0 | 156.2 | 123.2 | 1,490 | +1.1 |
| Shizuoka | 144.0 | 155.2 | 123.5 | 1,597 | +2.2 |
| Aichi | 141.6 | 152.5 | 120.9 | 1,574 | +2.5 |
| Mie | 140.6 | 151.8 | 120.6 | 1,512 | +1.2 |
| Shiga | 142.1 | 152.6 | 115.1 | 1,539 | +0.2 |
| Kyoto | 144.4 | 155.4 | 124.0 | 1,649 | +0.9 |
| Osaka | 139.6 | 150.5 | 119.2 | 1,535 | +0.9 |
| Hyōgo | 140.4 | 151.2 | 119.1 | 1,529 | +0.5 |
| Nara | 142.3 | 153.3 | 120.4 | 1,483 | +0.6 |
| Wakayama | 143.2 | 153.5 | 120.4 | 1,552 | +3.1 |
| Tottori | 140.5 | 151.5 | 123.1 | 1,559 | +1.2 |
| Shimane | 145.8 | 156.4 | 128.3 | 1,623 | +1.1 |
| Okayama | 136.4 | 147.1 | 116.0 | 1,454 | +1.2 |
| Hiroshima | 141.7 | 153.2 | 123.3 | 1,566 | +0.9 |
| Yamaguchi | 140.9 | 151.8 | 124.0 | 1,586 | +1.8 |
| Tokushima | 140.3 | 151.2 | 116.7 | 1,496 | +0.9 |
| Kagawa | 144.5 | 155.3 | 122.2 | 1,462 | -0.2 |
| Ehime | 143.4 | 154.3 | 123.3 | 1,527 | +2.0 |
| Kōchi | 149.4 | 159.6 | 124.6 | 1,565 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 141.5 | 152.7 | 117.8 | 1,539 | +1.5 |
| Saga | 144.0 | 155.1 | 125.3 | 1,599 | +1.5 |
| Nagasaki | 148.0 | 158.3 | 129.2 | 1,660 | +0.6 |
| Kumamoto | 141.0 | 151.6 | 116.7 | 1,522 | +1.4 |
| Ōita | 143.6 | 154.4 | 122.5 | 1,568 | +0.8 |
| Miyazaki | 140.8 | 151.5 | 118.8 | 1,539 | +1.2 |
| Kagoshima | 150.1 | 159.6 | 129.2 | 1,699 | +0.9 |
| Okinawa | 141.0 | 151.4 | 119.9 | 1,633 | +0.4 |
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 142.1 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kagoshima (150.1); lowest: Saitama (136.2); gap 13.9 yen.