Fuel prices in Japan, 2008

Regular gasoline156.4y/y +16.8

Premium gasoline167.3y/y +16.7

Diesel140.2y/y +21.6

Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,910y/y +448

Weekly national regular price

Regular annual average by prefecture

#	Prefecture	Regular gasoline	vs. national
1	Nagasaki	163.6	+7.2
2	Kagoshima	162.1	+5.7
3	Ōita	159.8	+3.4
4	Shimane	159.8	+3.4
5	Ehime	159.2	+2.8
6	Nagano	159.1	+2.8
7	Saga	158.1	+1.7
8	Kōchi	158.0	+1.7
9	Tokyo	157.8	+1.5
10	Gifu	157.8	+1.4
11	Yamanashi	157.6	+1.2
12	Shizuoka	157.6	+1.2
13	Toyama	157.6	+1.2
14	Ishikawa	157.5	+1.1
15	Tokushima	157.4	+1.1
16	Kumamoto	157.4	+1.1
17	Wakayama	157.4	+1.0
18	Fukuoka	157.0	+0.7
19	Yamaguchi	157.0	+0.7
20	Hiroshima	156.7	+0.4
21	Kyoto	156.5	+0.1
22	Aomori	156.5	+0.1
23	Fukushima	156.5	+0.1
24	Hyōgo	156.4	+0.1
25	Hokkaido	156.3	-0.1
26	Miyazaki	156.3	-0.1
27	Mie	156.2	-0.1
28	Nara	156.2	-0.2
29	Aichi	156.1	-0.3
30	Niigata	156.1	-0.3
31	Fukui	156.1	-0.3
32	Okayama	155.8	-0.6
33	Tottori	155.7	-0.6
34	Kagawa	155.4	-0.9
35	Osaka	155.3	-1.0
36	Kanagawa	155.2	-1.2
37	Yamagata	154.9	-1.5
38	Miyagi	154.6	-1.7
39	Iwate	154.5	-1.9
40	Shiga	154.2	-2.1
41	Tochigi	154.2	-2.2
42	Chiba	153.9	-2.5
43	Ibaraki	153.6	-2.8
44	Akita	153.5	-2.9
45	Saitama	152.7	-3.6
46	Gunma	152.6	-3.8
47	Okinawa	150.1	-6.2

Nearby years, regular average

2003101.6

2004111.0

2005124.6

2006135.7

2007139.6

2008156.4

2009120.1

2010133.1

2011145.8

2012146.9

2013155.9

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 156.4 yen/L nationwide in 2008 (51 surveys).