TOKYO (MNI) – The average price of regular gasoline in Japan this
week stood at Y143.2 ($1.84) per liter, or $6.99 per gallon, up from
Y143.1 last week and posting the first rise in eight weeks, data
released by the Oil Information Center showed on Wednesday.
The average retail price this week rose 3.9% from the Y137.8 per
liter price seen a year earlier, with the pace of year-on-year rise
decelerating from +4.4% last week.
The average price of high-octane gasoline stood at Y154.0 per liter
this week, up from Y153.9 in the previous week. It hit a record high of
Y196.0 on Aug. 4, 2008.
The average price of diesel fuel was at Y124.3 per liter, also up
from Y124.2 in 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
Y1,613 per 18 liters this week, up from Y1,608 last week. It posted a
record high of Y2,378 on Aug. 11, 2008.
The average home-delivery kerosene price was at Y1,736 per 18
liters, up from Y1,731 the previous week. It hit a record high of Y2,484
on Aug. 11, 2008.
tokyo@marketnews.com
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