Prices at the pump exploded over Easter! A full tank of standard gasoline, for example, is now almost 10 lei more expensive. How much have prices gone up at the pump?
Prices at the pump exploded over Easter
Prices at the pump exploded over Easter! Drivers were greeted at the gas station with record prices. No fuel type escaped the sharp increases. However, the contrast is significant. Gasoline is now much more expensive than diesel.
According to Peco Online, the average fuel price increased by 2.50 lei. Therefore, a full tank of gasoline now costs 9 lei more than the previous month.
The sudden increase in prices has stimulated interest in transport alternatives, with many people opting for greener and less expensive solutions. Electric bikes and scooters are becoming more and more popular.
Fuel price, Monday, May 6, 2024
A liter of premium gasoline is now between 7.89 lei and 8.13 lei. A liter of standard diesel varies between 7.32 lei and 7.42 lei.
The prices of standard petrol, premium diesel and LPG remained unchanged from the end of the previous week. Thus, a liter of standard gasoline is between 7.37 lei and 7.48 lei.
A liter of premium diesel costs between 7.67 lei and 7.91 lei. A liter of LPG costs between 3.42 lei and 3.45 lei.
Oil prices ended the week down more than 6%
Oil prices registered a negative trend on Friday. They ended the week down more than 6 percent, the sharpest decline in three months, as investors weighed data on the U.S. labor market and the prospect of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
Brent crude futures for July delivery were down 71 cents, or 0.85 percent, at $82.96 a barrel on Friday. US West Texas Intermediate crude for June fell 84 cents, or 1.06%, to $78.11 a barrel.
Both benchmarks suffered weekly losses of more than 6% amid investor concern about the impact of high interest rates, which could slow economic growth in the US, the world’s top oil consumer, as well as elsewhere around the globe .
The price of Brent oil saw a weekly decline of about 6.8%, while the price of WTI fell by 6.4%.
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