The national average retail price of regular gasoline this week was 149.7 yen per liter, rising for the 17th consecutive week.

This is because crude oil prices have risen due to expectations for a recovery in the global economy due to the spread of the new coronavirus vaccine.

According to the Petroleum Information Center, which is entrusted by the government to investigate gasoline prices, the retail price of regular gasoline as of 22nd was 149.7 yen per liter on average nationwide.



It was 2.4 yen higher than the previous week, and the price has increased for 17 consecutive weeks.



This is because crude oil prices have risen due to expectations for a recovery in the global economy due to the spread of the new coronavirus vaccine.



This is the first time that gasoline prices have risen for 17 consecutive weeks since April 2004, when the survey was conducted in the same way as it is today.



Regarding the outlook for the future, the Oil Information Center said, "The future outlook is that crude oil futures prices are currently declining from the view that the outbreak of the new coronavirus will re-expand in Europe and the economic recovery will be delayed due to restrictions on economic activity. It's a difficult situation to see. "