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Fuel prices: survey of 20 Aug 2018
Regular gasoline151.9 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Premium gasoline162.7 yen/Lw/w -0.2
Diesel130.7 yen/Lw/w -0.1
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,674 yen/18 Lw/w -1
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 21 Aug 2017 | 20 Aug 2018 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 131.3 | 151.9 | +20.6 |
| Premium gasoline | 142.0 | 162.7 | +20.7 |
| Diesel | 110.2 | 130.7 | +20.5 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,369 | 1,674 | +305 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,514 | 1,821 | +307 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
161.6
159.3
158.3
157.7
156.4
155.5
154.5
154.4
154.1
154.0
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
146.4
147.8
148.8
148.9
149.0
149.0
149.3
149.3
149.5
149.8
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 151.9 | 162.2 | 134.5 | 1,722 | -0.6 |
| Aomori | 149.3 | 160.4 | 130.2 | 1,616 | -0.3 |
| Iwate | 149.9 | 160.7 | 128.5 | 1,587 | +0.1 |
| Miyagi | 149.5 | 160.3 | 128.6 | 1,596 | -0.1 |
| Akita | 150.8 | 161.8 | 129.3 | 1,623 | -0.1 |
| Yamagata | 153.6 | 164.8 | 133.5 | 1,643 | ±0 |
| Fukushima | 153.3 | 164.4 | 132.7 | 1,616 | ±0 |
| Ibaraki | 149.3 | 160.5 | 124.8 | 1,607 | -0.2 |
| Tochigi | 149.9 | 160.9 | 127.7 | 1,646 | +0.2 |
| Gunma | 150.5 | 161.5 | 129.5 | 1,653 | -0.3 |
| Saitama | 147.8 | 158.7 | 124.7 | 1,631 | +0.1 |
| Chiba | 148.9 | 159.6 | 126.1 | 1,649 | -0.1 |
| Tokyo | 152.5 | 163.5 | 131.3 | 1,775 | -0.4 |
| Kanagawa | 148.8 | 159.7 | 126.5 | 1,668 | -1.4 |
| Niigata | 150.7 | 161.9 | 132.0 | 1,703 | ±0 |
| Toyama | 152.1 | 163.1 | 132.7 | 1,720 | -0.2 |
| Ishikawa | 150.0 | 160.7 | 128.1 | 1,637 | +0.2 |
| Fukui | 152.7 | 164.1 | 132.7 | 1,722 | -0.1 |
| Yamanashi | 152.8 | 164.2 | 127.6 | 1,649 | ±0 |
| Nagano | 155.5 | 166.7 | 133.8 | 1,632 | ±0 |
| Gifu | 153.1 | 164.2 | 132.3 | 1,632 | -0.6 |
| Shizuoka | 152.2 | 163.4 | 131.3 | 1,708 | -0.2 |
| Aichi | 150.0 | 161.0 | 131.2 | 1,652 | -0.4 |
| Mie | 151.5 | 163.0 | 132.1 | 1,683 | -0.4 |
| Shiga | 150.8 | 161.1 | 125.2 | 1,642 | +0.1 |
| Kyoto | 154.5 | 165.3 | 131.9 | 1,698 | +0.1 |
| Osaka | 152.0 | 162.7 | 128.5 | 1,617 | +0.1 |
| Hyōgo | 151.0 | 161.7 | 127.7 | 1,641 | +0.1 |
| Nara | 150.6 | 161.4 | 127.7 | 1,609 | +0.1 |
| Wakayama | 150.4 | 160.5 | 125.9 | 1,638 | -0.3 |
| Tottori | 149.0 | 159.9 | 132.9 | 1,746 | +0.1 |
| Shimane | 154.4 | 165.4 | 135.2 | 1,778 | ±0 |
| Okayama | 149.0 | 159.7 | 129.0 | 1,631 | -0.1 |
| Hiroshima | 150.6 | 161.5 | 130.7 | 1,675 | -0.2 |
| Yamaguchi | 150.9 | 161.9 | 131.8 | 1,708 | -0.2 |
| Tokushima | 146.4 | 157.1 | 125.7 | 1,642 | +0.1 |
| Kagawa | 149.8 | 160.6 | 124.2 | 1,588 | -0.2 |
| Ehime | 154.0 | 165.0 | 132.2 | 1,683 | ±0 |
| Kōchi | 154.1 | 164.3 | 134.0 | 1,687 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 153.4 | 164.5 | 128.7 | 1,658 | ±0 |
| Saga | 156.4 | 167.4 | 134.1 | 1,740 | -0.6 |
| Nagasaki | 161.6 | 171.7 | 143.2 | 1,779 | -0.5 |
| Kumamoto | 153.9 | 164.4 | 128.3 | 1,674 | +0.1 |
| Ōita | 157.7 | 168.5 | 134.3 | 1,720 | +0.1 |
| Miyazaki | 152.6 | 163.4 | 131.2 | 1,735 | +0.1 |
| Kagoshima | 158.3 | 167.5 | 138.6 | 1,831 | -0.2 |
| Okinawa | 159.3 | 168.5 | 139.2 | 1,968 | +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 151.9 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (161.6); lowest: Tokushima (146.4); gap 15.2 yen.