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Fuel prices: survey of 17 Aug 2015
Regular gasoline138.2 yen/Lw/w -1.8
Premium gasoline149.1 yen/Lw/w -1.7
Diesel117.3 yen/Lw/w -1.6
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,496 yen/18 Lw/w -12
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 18 Aug 2014 | 17 Aug 2015 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 169.0 | 138.2 | -30.8 |
| Premium gasoline | 179.8 | 149.1 | -30.7 |
| Diesel | 146.9 | 117.3 | -29.6 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,940 | 1,496 | -444 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 2,073 | 1,639 | -434 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
147.5
146.3
145.8
145.5
141.7
141.5
141.3
141.0
141.0
140.9
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
131.8
133.1
133.1
133.4
134.0
134.2
134.4
135.0
135.1
135.2
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 135.2 | 146.0 | 116.2 | 1,420 | -3.1 |
| Aomori | 137.0 | 148.0 | 117.5 | 1,381 | -1.2 |
| Iwate | 136.1 | 147.0 | 114.0 | 1,336 | -2.0 |
| Miyagi | 135.9 | 146.8 | 113.7 | 1,391 | -2.2 |
| Akita | 131.8 | 142.9 | 118.7 | 1,365 | -2.8 |
| Yamagata | 140.1 | 151.2 | 123.3 | 1,380 | -2.3 |
| Fukushima | 139.1 | 150.1 | 118.6 | 1,435 | -1.6 |
| Ibaraki | 134.2 | 145.2 | 109.3 | 1,381 | -1.9 |
| Tochigi | 135.5 | 146.6 | 113.5 | 1,439 | -1.6 |
| Gunma | 134.0 | 145.3 | 112.6 | 1,427 | -2.2 |
| Saitama | 133.1 | 144.0 | 111.0 | 1,448 | -1.8 |
| Chiba | 134.4 | 145.0 | 110.9 | 1,492 | -1.8 |
| Tokyo | 139.9 | 149.8 | 119.3 | 1,663 | -2.1 |
| Kanagawa | 135.1 | 146.1 | 113.6 | 1,536 | -2.0 |
| Niigata | 136.4 | 147.5 | 118.0 | 1,504 | -1.4 |
| Toyama | 139.3 | 150.3 | 118.2 | 1,490 | -1.6 |
| Ishikawa | 140.6 | 151.5 | 115.2 | 1,419 | -1.9 |
| Fukui | 141.0 | 152.5 | 124.1 | 1,555 | -1.7 |
| Yamanashi | 138.3 | 150.0 | 114.7 | 1,466 | -1.8 |
| Nagano | 140.5 | 151.9 | 119.7 | 1,448 | -1.1 |
| Gifu | 140.9 | 152.2 | 119.2 | 1,454 | -1.8 |
| Shizuoka | 140.7 | 151.9 | 119.9 | 1,566 | -1.1 |
| Aichi | 135.0 | 145.9 | 114.7 | 1,544 | -2.3 |
| Mie | 137.2 | 148.6 | 118.7 | 1,504 | -1.0 |
| Shiga | 140.2 | 150.6 | 113.6 | 1,526 | -2.0 |
| Kyoto | 140.7 | 151.8 | 119.7 | 1,635 | -1.3 |
| Osaka | 136.7 | 147.5 | 116.1 | 1,528 | -1.6 |
| Hyōgo | 138.2 | 149.1 | 118.0 | 1,527 | -1.6 |
| Nara | 137.7 | 148.7 | 116.2 | 1,458 | -1.4 |
| Wakayama | 141.0 | 151.5 | 117.2 | 1,533 | -1.3 |
| Tottori | 135.6 | 146.6 | 119.2 | 1,534 | -1.9 |
| Shimane | 141.3 | 152.2 | 123.7 | 1,588 | -1.3 |
| Okayama | 133.4 | 144.1 | 113.1 | 1,435 | -2.0 |
| Hiroshima | 137.6 | 149.3 | 119.3 | 1,533 | -1.4 |
| Yamaguchi | 137.4 | 148.4 | 120.3 | 1,524 | -1.7 |
| Tokushima | 133.1 | 144.2 | 109.9 | 1,435 | -2.0 |
| Kagawa | 145.8 | 156.6 | 122.9 | 1,469 | -1.2 |
| Ehime | 141.7 | 152.5 | 122.0 | 1,519 | -1.1 |
| Kōchi | 147.5 | 157.7 | 119.7 | 1,557 | -1.8 |
| Fukuoka | 139.0 | 150.4 | 115.2 | 1,489 | -1.5 |
| Saga | 141.5 | 152.7 | 122.4 | 1,559 | -2.1 |
| Nagasaki | 146.3 | 156.3 | 127.6 | 1,664 | -1.6 |
| Kumamoto | 139.0 | 149.9 | 114.4 | 1,464 | -1.5 |
| Ōita | 140.4 | 151.4 | 118.8 | 1,545 | -1.6 |
| Miyazaki | 138.1 | 148.8 | 116.7 | 1,506 | -2.0 |
| Kagoshima | 145.5 | 154.7 | 124.5 | 1,623 | -2.7 |
| Okinawa | 136.8 | 147.4 | 115.8 | 1,602 | -1.1 |
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 138.2 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kōchi (147.5); lowest: Akita (131.8); gap 15.7 yen.