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Fuel prices: survey of 17 Dec 2018
Regular gasoline147.9 yen/Lw/w -1.4
Premium gasoline158.6 yen/Lw/w -1.5
Diesel128.3 yen/Lw/w -1.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,668 yen/18 Lw/w -19
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 18 Dec 2017 | 17 Dec 2018 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 141.5 | 147.9 | +6.4 |
| Premium gasoline | 152.3 | 158.6 | +6.3 |
| Diesel | 119.5 | 128.3 | +8.8 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,516 | 1,668 | +152 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,661 | 1,823 | +162 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
162.3
157.5
155.3
155.2
154.6
153.4
153.4
153.3
152.7
152.1
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
141.9
142.3
142.7
143.0
143.2
143.8
144.3
144.4
144.6
144.7
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 145.5 | 155.2 | 128.9 | 1,722 | -1.9 |
| Aomori | 147.4 | 158.4 | 128.4 | 1,589 | -1.6 |
| Iwate | 143.8 | 154.6 | 124.0 | 1,572 | -0.9 |
| Miyagi | 144.4 | 155.2 | 124.6 | 1,585 | -1.6 |
| Akita | 148.5 | 159.5 | 130.6 | 1,610 | -1.5 |
| Yamagata | 149.0 | 160.1 | 130.9 | 1,602 | -0.8 |
| Fukushima | 148.2 | 159.5 | 128.4 | 1,609 | -1.9 |
| Ibaraki | 144.8 | 155.8 | 124.1 | 1,581 | -1.0 |
| Tochigi | 145.0 | 156.0 | 125.4 | 1,621 | -1.7 |
| Gunma | 144.7 | 155.9 | 126.8 | 1,639 | -1.4 |
| Saitama | 142.3 | 153.2 | 122.4 | 1,627 | -1.6 |
| Chiba | 144.3 | 155.1 | 124.2 | 1,662 | -1.6 |
| Tokyo | 146.8 | 157.6 | 127.7 | 1,773 | -1.5 |
| Kanagawa | 142.7 | 153.7 | 123.9 | 1,688 | -0.5 |
| Niigata | 145.0 | 156.1 | 128.0 | 1,694 | -1.7 |
| Toyama | 145.0 | 155.9 | 128.0 | 1,685 | -2.7 |
| Ishikawa | 143.0 | 153.6 | 125.1 | 1,626 | -2.0 |
| Fukui | 144.7 | 156.2 | 125.9 | 1,612 | -0.6 |
| Yamanashi | 149.2 | 160.6 | 127.1 | 1,662 | -0.4 |
| Nagano | 153.4 | 164.7 | 132.4 | 1,644 | -0.5 |
| Gifu | 147.2 | 158.3 | 126.7 | 1,621 | -1.4 |
| Shizuoka | 147.9 | 159.2 | 128.4 | 1,703 | -1.3 |
| Aichi | 141.9 | 152.9 | 123.8 | 1,649 | -1.1 |
| Mie | 147.5 | 159.0 | 129.3 | 1,678 | -1.4 |
| Shiga | 147.5 | 157.9 | 123.2 | 1,605 | -0.3 |
| Kyoto | 150.8 | 161.8 | 130.0 | 1,733 | -2.1 |
| Osaka | 146.3 | 157.0 | 125.3 | 1,657 | -2.2 |
| Hyōgo | 148.0 | 158.7 | 126.5 | 1,669 | -1.3 |
| Nara | 146.5 | 157.2 | 126.0 | 1,610 | -2.1 |
| Wakayama | 147.1 | 157.1 | 125.4 | 1,659 | -1.9 |
| Tottori | 144.6 | 155.7 | 128.7 | 1,675 | -2.2 |
| Shimane | 147.1 | 158.0 | 131.1 | 1,724 | -2.3 |
| Okayama | 146.4 | 157.1 | 127.3 | 1,576 | -2.4 |
| Hiroshima | 146.1 | 157.2 | 128.1 | 1,657 | -1.0 |
| Yamaguchi | 143.2 | 154.2 | 126.3 | 1,626 | -1.5 |
| Tokushima | 148.3 | 158.9 | 128.7 | 1,640 | -1.0 |
| Kagawa | 152.0 | 162.8 | 128.1 | 1,621 | -2.6 |
| Ehime | 151.0 | 162.0 | 129.9 | 1,690 | -1.4 |
| Kōchi | 155.2 | 165.4 | 135.2 | 1,766 | -0.1 |
| Fukuoka | 152.1 | 163.4 | 128.5 | 1,653 | -1.2 |
| Saga | 154.6 | 165.5 | 134.8 | 1,765 | -1.4 |
| Nagasaki | 162.3 | 172.5 | 143.2 | 1,820 | -1.9 |
| Kumamoto | 153.4 | 163.9 | 128.5 | 1,689 | -0.5 |
| Ōita | 157.5 | 168.4 | 134.6 | 1,731 | -1.3 |
| Miyazaki | 152.7 | 163.5 | 132.5 | 1,773 | -1.3 |
| Kagoshima | 155.3 | 164.9 | 136.8 | 1,798 | -0.9 |
| Okinawa | 153.3 | 161.8 | 135.8 | 1,908 | -1.7 |
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 147.9 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Nagasaki (162.3); lowest: Aichi (141.9); gap 20.4 yen.