average price fuels This week continued with the declines. up to 2.4% reductionand already below The levels he pointed to when the 20 cents per liter bonus was accepted at the end of March Coping with the impact of the crisis due to the outbreak of the escalating war in Ukraine.
Special, average price per liter gasoline It fell 1.63% for the fourth consecutive week this week to return to 1,680 eurosIt’s the lowest level since mid-April, according to European Union Oil Bulletin data collected by Europa Press.
In the case of dieselIt fell 2.41%falling for the third week in a row, 1,822 eurosIt’s the lowest since the penultimate week of August.
In this way, both fuels are far from the maximums they reached this summer. They reached 2,141 euros for petrol and 2.1 euros for diesel in July and below pre-aid levels – €1,818 per liter in the case of gasoline and €1,837 in diesel.
Again, The average price of a liter of diesel in Spain remained above the price of gasoline for the seventh consecutive weekWith a margin of just over 14 cents.
This average amount of both fuels includes taxes, but does not reflect the discount of at least 20 cents per liter effective since last April 1, as there are higher discounts depending on promotions to the oil company and customers.
Relying on this subsidy, a liter of gasoline will cost 1,480 euros and diesel will cost 1,622 euros, in both cases clearly lower than those marked at the end of March before the aid went into effect.
Despite the fall in prices in recent weeks, fuel prices a particularly high price compared to recent years at this time of year.
Thus, compared to the same week a year ago, the average price of a liter of gasoline is, 14.5% more expensiveIn the case of diesel, it became almost 41.2% more expensive, although the current discount is not taken into account.
When the subsidy is added up, the price of a liter of gasoline is 3% more expensive than a year agoIn the case of diesel, the price is 25.7% higher.
These numbers are recorded environment of high oil prices In the current context, the war in Ukraine left its mark. But Brent, a benchmark in Europe this Thursday, dropped to $86.9 a barrel, while American Texas traded around $81.
The price of fuels depends on many factors, such as the specific price (independent of that of oil), the evolution of crude oil, taxes, cost of raw materials and logistics, and gross margins. In addition, the evolution in crude oil prices is transmitted with a lag, not directly to fuel prices.
EU levels
With these levels, the price of unleaded gasoline in Spain is kept at 95. Below the European Union averageIt is priced at 1,737 euros per liter and 1,807 euros in average from the eurozone.
In the case of diesel, the price in Spain is higher than the EU averageAt a price of 1,806 euros, but lower than in the eurozone, at 1,841 euros.
However, the price of both fuels in Spain, including the bonus of at least 20 cents per liter, would remain below the European average.