Fuel prices in Japan, 2012
Regular gasoline146.9y/y +1.2
Premium gasoline157.7y/y +1.2
Diesel127.3y/y +1.3
Kerosene (store, 18 L)1,656y/y +27
Weekly national regular price
Regular annual average by prefecture
| # | Prefecture | Regular gasoline | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagasaki | 154.1 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Kagoshima | 152.5 | +5.6 |
| 3 | Saga | 151.0 | +4.1 |
| 4 | Ōita | 150.8 | +3.9 |
| 5 | Shimane | 150.0 | +3.1 |
| 6 | Nagano | 150.0 | +3.1 |
| 7 | Wakayama | 149.2 | +2.3 |
| 8 | Gifu | 149.1 | +2.2 |
| 9 | Shizuoka | 149.0 | +2.1 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 149.0 | +2.1 |
| 11 | Fukuoka | 148.9 | +2.0 |
| 12 | Nara | 148.4 | +1.5 |
| 13 | Fukui | 148.3 | +1.3 |
| 14 | Kyoto | 148.2 | +1.3 |
| 15 | Kōchi | 147.9 | +1.0 |
| 16 | Kumamoto | 147.7 | +0.8 |
| 17 | Tottori | 147.7 | +0.8 |
| 18 | Mie | 147.4 | +0.5 |
| 19 | Yamanashi | 147.4 | +0.5 |
| 20 | Ishikawa | 147.3 | +0.4 |
| 21 | Yamagata | 147.3 | +0.4 |
| 22 | Ehime | 147.0 | +0.1 |
| 23 | Yamaguchi | 146.8 | -0.1 |
| 24 | Niigata | 146.8 | -0.1 |
| 25 | Toyama | 146.6 | -0.3 |
| 26 | Fukushima | 146.5 | -0.4 |
| 27 | Hokkaido | 146.4 | -0.5 |
| 28 | Aichi | 146.3 | -0.6 |
| 29 | Shiga | 146.2 | -0.7 |
| 30 | Iwate | 146.2 | -0.8 |
| 31 | Tokushima | 146.1 | -0.8 |
| 32 | Hyōgo | 146.1 | -0.8 |
| 33 | Hiroshima | 146.0 | -0.9 |
| 34 | Aomori | 145.9 | -1.0 |
| 35 | Miyazaki | 145.8 | -1.1 |
| 36 | Kanagawa | 145.6 | -1.3 |
| 37 | Tochigi | 145.5 | -1.4 |
| 38 | Gunma | 145.2 | -1.8 |
| 39 | Miyagi | 145.1 | -1.8 |
| 40 | Osaka | 145.0 | -1.9 |
| 41 | Kagawa | 144.5 | -2.5 |
| 42 | Okayama | 144.3 | -2.6 |
| 43 | Akita | 144.3 | -2.7 |
| 44 | Ibaraki | 144.1 | -2.8 |
| 45 | Okinawa | 143.9 | -3.0 |
| 46 | Saitama | 143.5 | -3.4 |
| 47 | Chiba | 143.4 | -3.5 |
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- 01-10
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- 01-30
- 02-06
- 02-13
- 02-20
- 02-27
- 03-05
- 03-12
- 03-19
- 03-26
- 04-02
- 04-09
- 04-16
- 04-23
- 05-01
- 05-07
- 05-14
- 05-21
- 05-28
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- 06-11
- 06-18
- 06-25
- 07-02
- 07-09
- 07-17
- 07-23
- 07-30
- 08-06
- 08-13
- 08-20
- 08-27
- 09-03
- 09-10
- 09-18
- 09-24
- 10-01
- 10-09
- 10-15
- 10-22
- 10-29
- 11-05
- 11-12
- 11-19
- 11-26
- 12-03
- 12-10
- 12-17
- 12-25
Nearby years, regular average
139.6
156.4
120.1
133.1
145.8
146.9
155.9
163.1
137.8
120.6
133.5
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 146.9 yen/L nationwide in 2012 (52 surveys).