Gasoline and diesel chained their second consecutive increase last week. a slight recovery of 0.25% and 0.14% respectively, levels that still remain around their annual minimums and are well below those recorded just a year ago. According to the European Union (EU) Petroleum Bulletin, consulted by EFE, which collected data from more than 11,400 gas stations in Spain between May 30 and June 5, the average price of gasoline per liter is 1,588 euros, and the price of diesel oil is approximately It was 1 thousand 417 euros. .
Thus, gasoline registered its second consecutive increase after a five-week series of declines and recorded its fifth lowest price ever this year, but remained above the price of diesel. For its part, diesel falling for ten weeks has been recorded Fifth lowest price in 2023 despite increaseThis is even below what was recorded between April and December 2022, when the government-approved 20 cents per liter reduction is still in effect. With the discount made compared to a year ago, gasoline was 14 percent cheaper and diesel was 17.4 percent cheaper, Last month, the price of the first fuel fell by 0.7% and that of the second by 1.1%.
At current prices, it costs 87.3 euros to fill a 55-liter tank with gasoline, and about 78 euros to fill it with diesel. represents a reduction of 14.3 euros compared to a year ago in the case of initial fuel 16.4 euro in the second. Currently, prices for both fuels are far from their maximum levels reached in June 2022, amid the energy crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, because gasoline is 18.2% cheaper and diesel is 25.4% cheaper. Compared to the rest of Europe, Fuels in Spain were below average registered in the European Union last weekThe average price per liter of gasoline was 1,716 euros, while diesel was 1.54 euros. Likewise, in the eurozone, the average liter of gasoline was 1,766 euros, while the liter of diesel was paid 1,566 euros.