TOKYO (MNI) – The average price of regular gasoline in Japan this
week stood at Y143.1 ($1.87) per liter, or $7.11 per gallon, unchanged
from last week after falling for three weeks in a row, data released by
the Oil Information Center showed on Wednesday.
The average retail price this week rose 4.4% from the Y137.1 per
liter price seen a year earlier.
The average price of high-octane gasoline stood at Y153.9 per liter
this week, unchanged from last week. It hit a record high of Y196.0 on
Aug. 4, 2008.
The average price of diesel fuel was at Y124.2 per liter, also
unchanged from the previous week. That compares with the record high of
Y167.4 recorded on Aug. 4, 2008.
The average over-the-counter price of kerosene for heating stood at
Y1,608 per 18 liters this week, up from Y1,605 last week. It posted a
record high of Y2,378 on Aug. 11, 2008.
The average home-delivery kerosene price was at Y1,731 per 18
liters, up from Y1,728 the previous week. It hit a record high of Y2,484
on Aug. 11, 2008.
tokyo@marketnews.com
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