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Fuel prices: survey of 31 Aug 2015
Regular gasoline135.7 yen/Lw/w -1.0
Premium gasoline146.6 yen/Lw/w -1.0
Diesel114.8 yen/Lw/w -1.0
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,468 yen/18 Lw/w -11
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 1 Sep 2014 | 31 Aug 2015 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 167.8 | 135.7 | -32.1 |
| Premium gasoline | 178.6 | 146.6 | -32.0 |
| Diesel | 145.9 | 114.8 | -31.1 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,935 | 1,468 | -467 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 2,068 | 1,610 | -458 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
144.6
144.5
144.4
143.0
140.1
140.0
139.4
139.3
138.9
138.5
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
129.7
130.3
130.9
131.2
131.8
131.8
132.0
132.0
132.2
132.6
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 130.9 | 141.8 | 112.0 | 1,382 | -1.3 |
| Aomori | 133.6 | 144.6 | 113.3 | 1,343 | -1.6 |
| Iwate | 133.1 | 143.9 | 111.0 | 1,289 | -1.0 |
| Miyagi | 132.9 | 143.6 | 111.0 | 1,376 | -1.8 |
| Akita | 129.7 | 140.8 | 116.7 | 1,323 | -1.3 |
| Yamagata | 135.8 | 146.9 | 119.9 | 1,317 | -2.2 |
| Fukushima | 134.9 | 145.9 | 114.3 | 1,408 | -2.3 |
| Ibaraki | 131.8 | 142.8 | 106.7 | 1,347 | -0.9 |
| Tochigi | 132.6 | 143.7 | 110.6 | 1,404 | -1.3 |
| Gunma | 131.8 | 142.9 | 110.4 | 1,402 | -0.9 |
| Saitama | 130.3 | 141.4 | 108.2 | 1,433 | -1.0 |
| Chiba | 132.0 | 142.4 | 108.8 | 1,467 | -0.7 |
| Tokyo | 137.8 | 147.6 | 117.1 | 1,649 | -1.1 |
| Kanagawa | 131.2 | 142.2 | 110.1 | 1,503 | -2.8 |
| Niigata | 134.5 | 145.7 | 116.0 | 1,478 | -1.1 |
| Toyama | 136.9 | 148.0 | 116.1 | 1,451 | -1.1 |
| Ishikawa | 138.5 | 149.4 | 113.6 | 1,403 | -0.7 |
| Fukui | 140.0 | 151.6 | 123.3 | 1,547 | ±0 |
| Yamanashi | 135.1 | 146.7 | 111.9 | 1,431 | -1.1 |
| Nagano | 138.1 | 149.5 | 117.0 | 1,428 | -1.5 |
| Gifu | 138.1 | 149.3 | 116.5 | 1,426 | -0.9 |
| Shizuoka | 137.9 | 149.2 | 117.5 | 1,543 | -1.5 |
| Aichi | 132.2 | 143.1 | 111.7 | 1,530 | -1.2 |
| Mie | 134.9 | 146.3 | 116.9 | 1,468 | -0.4 |
| Shiga | 138.0 | 148.4 | 111.3 | 1,518 | -0.1 |
| Kyoto | 139.4 | 150.4 | 118.4 | 1,619 | -0.4 |
| Osaka | 133.7 | 144.5 | 113.2 | 1,515 | -1.4 |
| Hyōgo | 136.2 | 147.1 | 116.1 | 1,494 | -0.8 |
| Nara | 135.2 | 146.1 | 113.7 | 1,429 | -1.4 |
| Wakayama | 139.3 | 149.7 | 115.2 | 1,501 | -0.6 |
| Tottori | 133.3 | 144.4 | 117.0 | 1,494 | -1.0 |
| Shimane | 138.9 | 149.6 | 121.6 | 1,571 | -0.3 |
| Okayama | 132.0 | 142.7 | 111.1 | 1,403 | +1.1 |
| Hiroshima | 135.7 | 147.1 | 116.9 | 1,509 | -0.7 |
| Yamaguchi | 134.9 | 145.9 | 117.7 | 1,478 | -1.0 |
| Tokushima | 132.6 | 143.6 | 108.9 | 1,422 | -0.1 |
| Kagawa | 143.0 | 153.7 | 119.9 | 1,427 | -2.1 |
| Ehime | 137.2 | 147.9 | 117.5 | 1,465 | -1.8 |
| Kōchi | 144.5 | 154.7 | 114.9 | 1,512 | -1.1 |
| Fukuoka | 137.6 | 148.9 | 113.7 | 1,457 | -0.8 |
| Saga | 140.1 | 151.4 | 121.0 | 1,551 | -0.7 |
| Nagasaki | 144.4 | 154.3 | 126.1 | 1,644 | -0.8 |
| Kumamoto | 136.5 | 147.4 | 111.9 | 1,419 | -1.0 |
| Ōita | 138.5 | 149.4 | 117.5 | 1,531 | -0.2 |
| Miyazaki | 135.7 | 146.6 | 114.6 | 1,474 | -0.6 |
| Kagoshima | 144.6 | 153.6 | 123.8 | 1,614 | -0.2 |
| Okinawa | 136.0 | 146.7 | 113.7 | 1,550 | -0.5 |
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 135.7 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kagoshima (144.6); lowest: Akita (129.7); gap 14.9 yen.