According to the Petroleum Information Center, which researches gasoline prices on behalf of the government, the retail price of regular gasoline was on average 169.7 yen per liter nationwide as of the 15th, an increase of 0.2 yen from the previous week. The subsidy amount continues at around 170 yen due to the government's drastic change mitigation measures. Additionally, the amount of subsidy for shipments starting from the 18th will be 18.2 yen per liter, down 8.8 yen from the previous week.