Average prices for all fuel types decreased during May compared to the previous month. Thus, as the Department of General Statistics published on Monday, heating oil decreased by 2.4% and unleaded 95 octane gasoline decreased by 1.2% in both cases. Likewise, the price of diesel for locomotives and improved diesel for locomotives decreased by 4.3% and 4.1%, respectively.
If we compare this data with the figures for May 2023, we find that the prices of all types of fuel have risen: heating oil rose by 9.6%, transportation oil by 5.3%, and locomotive diesel improved by 5%. Unleaded gasoline octane 95 and unleaded gasoline octane 98 rose by 5.1% and 4.9%, respectively.
Comparing average prices for the first five months of 2024 with the same period of the previous year, the price of locomotive diesel and improved diesel decreased by 0.7% and 0.8%, respectively. As for unleaded gasoline, octane 95, and unleaded gasoline, octane 98, decreased by 0.2% in both cases. Heating oil fell 1.5%.
Finally, in terms of comparing average prices for the past 12 months with the same previous period, diesel locomotive and improved diesel locomotive decreased by 9.9% and 9.7%, respectively. Unleaded 95 octane gasoline decreased by 5.7%, and 98 octane unleaded gasoline decreased by 5.5%. Heating oil also decreased by 15.2%.
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