June fuel price report
UK and overseas fuel prices
June 2009
Despite the deep recession, petrol prices have risen by the second fastest rate ever. The 5p a litre rise, which takes the price of petrol to 102.7p a litre, is second only to the 5.6p increase at the same time last year when oil prices were well above $100 a barrel. The price of diesel continues to go up, now reaching 104.8p a litre, but less steeply than petrol. Barrel price is currently $71.
Unleaded prices have risen by 5.0ppl from 97.7ppl to 102.7ppl. Diesel prices have risen by 1.3ppl, from 103.5ppl to 104.8ppl. The price difference between unleaded and diesel has fallen from 5.8ppl to 2.1ppl.
Northern Ireland and the South West recorded the highest price for unleaded at 103.2ppl. Yorkshire and Humberside recorded the lowest price for unleaded at 102ppl. East Anglia recorded the highest diesel price at 105.5ppl. The North West and Yorkshire and Humberside has the cheapest diesel at 104.1ppl.
Supermarket prices for unleaded rose over the month by 4.6ppl to 100.3ppl. The gap between supermarket prices and the UK average for unleaded has risen to 2.4ppl.
Overseas prices have also risen. The UK has the ninth highest unleaded price in Europe and the highest diesel price.
(fuel price data is supplied by Experian Catalist in cooperation with Arval UK Ltd)
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19 June 2009