Average fuel prices rose for the ninth week in a row. Up to 12.8% increase Since the beginning of summer, gasoline has added its highest price since the end of July 2022, and diesel since mid-February.
Specifically, gasoline has become 0.58% more expensive this week than seven days ago. 1,731 euros per liter, Although the 20 cents per liter subsidy introduced by the Government due to the crisis caused by the war in Ukraine was in effect at the time, it is its maximum value so far in 2023 and the highest since the end of November.
Therefore, it will be necessary to go until the end of July of last year to find a higher level in the liter price of this fuel. executive bonus It was in effect until the end of 2022.
This price level for gasoline, after accumulating almost 9% increase Since the beginning of July, it has hit an all-time high to start September.
For its part, the average price of diesel also makes up the chain increases for nine consecutive weeks, According to European Union Oil Bulletin data collected by Europa Press, it reached 1,622 euros per liter last week, up 0.62%; An unspecified level since mid-February.
In this situation, diesel price Considering the 20-cent bonus, it is even lower than the figure it reached at the beginning of September last year, because although it was 1,921 euros per liter, the discounted price was 1,721 euros.
Since the beginning of July, when this new rising wave in fuel prices started, There was an 8.7 percent increase in the liter price of gasoline.diesel, on the other hand, increased by 12.8%.
With these new increases, the price of both fuels has largely consolidated Above levels before the start of the Ukrainian war Due to the Russian occupation, which started on February 24, 2022 and cost 1,479 euros per liter for diesel and 1,594 euros for gasoline.
However, despite the upward trend in the last two months, both fuels remained untouched. maximums touched more than a year agoIn July, gasoline reached 2,141 euros and diesel reached 2.1 euros.
Eight euros more than in 2022
At current prices, filling an average 55-liter petrol tank is currently around 100 liters. 95.21 euros compared to 86.9 euros Including the 20 cents per liter discount in effect a year ago, that’s about 8.3 euros more than the cost at this point last year.
Filling an average 55-litre tank in diesel currently means approximately: €89.21This is around 5.44 euros less compared to 94.65 euros in the same period in 2022.
Due to the increase in fuel prices last year energy crisis A minimum bonus of 20 cents per liter was in effect for all citizens approved by the Government as part of the war-induced response plan for the effects of the war in Ukraine.
Likewise, diesel is falling below the price of gasoline for 29 weeks in a row. Thus, it maintains its usual status before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has consistently caused the price of diesel to be more expensive than gasoline since August 2022, and until mid-February of this year When this dynamic breaks.
In this context, this Thursday brent barrel, For reference, Europe is trading at $90.33, while American Texas is trading at about $87.17.
Fuel price depends on many factors.Such as its specific price (regardless of oil), development of crude oil, taxes, raw material and logistics costs, and gross margins. In addition, the change in crude oil prices is reflected on fuel prices with a delay, not directly.
Cheaper than around
Price at these levels gasoline Lead-free 95 points in Spain are below the European Union average. 1,835 euros liters and eurozonewith average price 1,898 euros.
In the case of dieselPrices in Spain are also lower than the EU average. €1.739and from the euro zone, where it sets its price 1,779 euros.