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Fuel prices: survey of 17 May 2021
Regular gasoline151.8 yen/Lw/w +1.2
Premium gasoline162.6 yen/Lw/w +1.2
Diesel132.0 yen/Lw/w +1.2
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,669 yen/18 Lw/w +14
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 18 May 2020 | 17 May 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 125.5 | 151.8 | +26.3 |
| Premium gasoline | 136.5 | 162.6 | +26.1 |
| Diesel | 106.8 | 132.0 | +25.2 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 1,369 | 1,669 | +300 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 1,514 | 1,825 | +311 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
160.0
160.0
157.2
157.2
156.6
156.2
155.3
155.3
155.2
154.5
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
145.4
145.5
146.4
147.8
147.9
148.1
148.2
148.2
148.5
148.6
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 148.5 | 159.4 | 131.7 | 1,678 | +0.9 |
| Aomori | 148.2 | 159.2 | 129.6 | 1,576 | +1.3 |
| Iwate | 148.1 | 159.2 | 129.2 | 1,564 | +1.4 |
| Miyagi | 146.4 | 157.1 | 126.5 | 1,533 | +1.8 |
| Akita | 147.9 | 158.8 | 130.8 | 1,613 | +1.4 |
| Yamagata | 157.2 | 168.2 | 139.7 | 1,606 | +1.8 |
| Fukushima | 154.5 | 165.5 | 134.6 | 1,585 | +2.0 |
| Ibaraki | 149.0 | 160.1 | 128.1 | 1,569 | +1.0 |
| Tochigi | 150.8 | 162.0 | 129.5 | 1,656 | +1.6 |
| Gunma | 153.5 | 164.7 | 132.2 | 1,645 | +2.2 |
| Saitama | 145.5 | 156.5 | 124.5 | 1,605 | +0.7 |
| Chiba | 150.6 | 161.5 | 130.4 | 1,677 | +2.3 |
| Tokyo | 155.3 | 163.1 | 136.3 | 1,853 | +0.8 |
| Kanagawa | 148.6 | 159.6 | 127.1 | 1,645 | +0.5 |
| Niigata | 150.0 | 161.2 | 133.6 | 1,683 | +0.9 |
| Toyama | 153.2 | 164.2 | 135.6 | 1,704 | +2.5 |
| Ishikawa | 152.6 | 163.5 | 131.5 | 1,623 | +1.4 |
| Fukui | 154.5 | 165.8 | 134.2 | 1,716 | +1.9 |
| Yamanashi | 154.2 | 165.4 | 132.9 | 1,645 | +1.8 |
| Nagano | 157.2 | 168.4 | 138.3 | 1,660 | +1.6 |
| Gifu | 152.8 | 163.9 | 131.9 | 1,635 | +0.7 |
| Shizuoka | 152.1 | 163.2 | 132.1 | 1,710 | +1.7 |
| Aichi | 151.7 | 162.8 | 132.4 | 1,651 | +3.2 |
| Mie | 150.1 | 161.2 | 131.3 | 1,642 | +0.5 |
| Shiga | 150.9 | 161.9 | 131.7 | 1,711 | -0.2 |
| Kyoto | 155.2 | 166.3 | 133.8 | 1,726 | +0.9 |
| Osaka | 152.7 | 163.9 | 131.1 | 1,623 | +0.5 |
| Hyōgo | 148.2 | 159.0 | 127.5 | 1,623 | +0.8 |
| Nara | 150.5 | 161.4 | 128.8 | 1,584 | +1.0 |
| Wakayama | 147.8 | 158.3 | 127.0 | 1,622 | +0.1 |
| Tottori | 152.1 | 163.1 | 138.3 | 1,759 | +2.3 |
| Shimane | 152.9 | 163.9 | 134.1 | 1,739 | +2.0 |
| Okayama | 148.6 | 159.5 | 129.3 | 1,606 | -0.1 |
| Hiroshima | 151.0 | 161.8 | 132.7 | 1,700 | +1.6 |
| Yamaguchi | 149.5 | 160.0 | 130.5 | 1,680 | +1.3 |
| Tokushima | 145.4 | 156.1 | 124.2 | 1,606 | +1.5 |
| Kagawa | 150.6 | 161.6 | 130.6 | 1,640 | +2.9 |
| Ehime | 150.6 | 161.6 | 129.2 | 1,695 | -0.6 |
| Kōchi | 156.2 | 166.1 | 134.1 | 1,656 | ±0 |
| Fukuoka | 150.2 | 161.4 | 129.4 | 1,619 | +0.9 |
| Saga | 153.1 | 164.0 | 133.5 | 1,708 | +0.3 |
| Nagasaki | 160.0 | 170.5 | 141.3 | 1,764 | +0.7 |
| Kumamoto | 149.4 | 160.0 | 127.1 | 1,648 | +0.6 |
| Ōita | 156.6 | 167.5 | 134.1 | 1,711 | +0.7 |
| Miyazaki | 154.0 | 164.6 | 133.0 | 1,736 | +1.8 |
| Kagoshima | 160.0 | 170.9 | 141.9 | 1,880 | +1.7 |
| Okinawa | 155.3 | 164.3 | 135.9 | 1,954 | +0.1 |
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 151.8 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Kagoshima (160.0); lowest: Tokushima (145.4); gap 14.6 yen.