January fuel price report
UK and overseas fuel prices
January 2010
Following a dip to 107.7p for petrol and 109.3p for diesel just after Christmas, prices have been on the rise again. Shortly after the return to 17.5% VAT on 1 January, the petrol price again hit £5 a gallon and has been heading up ever since. Diesel continues to keep pace at around 2p a litre more expensive. Barrel price is $78.
Unleaded prices have risen by 3.5ppl from 108.3ppl to 111.8ppl. Diesel prices have also risen, by 3.8ppl, from 109.9ppl to 113.7ppl. The price difference between unleaded and diesel has risen from 1.6ppl to 1.9ppl.
London and East Anglia recorded the highest price for unleaded at 112.6ppl. Yorkshire and Humberside recorded the lowest price for unleaded at 110.7ppl. Northern Ireland recorded the highest diesel price at 114.4ppl. Yorkshire and Humberside have the cheapest diesel at 112.5ppl.
Supermarket prices for unleaded also rose over the month by 3.7ppl to 110.0ppl. The gap between supermarket prices and the UK average for unleaded has fallen to 1.8ppl.
Overseas prices have also risen. The UK has the tenth highest unleaded price in Europe and the second highest diesel price.
(fuel price data is supplied by Experian Catalist in cooperation with Arval UK Ltd)
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20 January 2010