ガソリン、４週ぶり値上がり

　経済産業省が２２日発表したレギュラーガソリン１リットル当たりの店頭小売価格（２０日時点）は、全国平均で前週比３０銭高い１７４円８０銭と、４週ぶりの値上がりだった。政府が石油元売り会社に支給している補助金の減少が影響した。
　地域別では２５道府県で値上がりし、上昇幅は宮城県（１円９０銭）や愛知県（１円８０銭）が大きかった。このほか、横ばいは９県、値下がりは１３都県。長野県の１８４円４０銭が最高値だった。（2024/05/22-17:37）

Japan's average retail price of regular gasoline rose for the first time in four weeks, the industry ministry said Wednesday.
   The average stood at 174.8 yen per liter as of Monday, up 0.3 yen from a week before. A reduction in government subsidies for oil refiners led to the price increase.
   The average price rose in 25 of Japan's 47 prefectures, fell in 13 and stayed the same in the remaining nine. Large increases were logged in Miyagi, up 1.9 yen, and in Aichi, up 1.8 yen. The highest price was 184.4 yen in Nagano.
   Government subsides pushed down retail gasoline prices by 25.1 yen.
   Next week, retail prices are expected to move only slightly, according to the Oil Information Center of the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan. The center conducts the weekly gasoline price survey on behalf of the ministry.