Gasoline is now the most expensive since mid-January, and diesel since mid-March. This is according to data from CCS, which monitors prices. In addition, according to analysts, prices will continue to rise.
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The average price of fuel in the Czech Republic as of 16 June
“Fuels in the Czech Republic will become more expensive next week, in the range of up to 20 pennies per liter. The price of oil on world markets continues to rise. On Wednesday, a barrel of Brent crude oil sold for almost $ 75 a barrel, the highest price since April 25 last year. “US Citibank supported price growth with its analysis that Brent’s barrel will rise above $ 80 a barrel this summer, for the first time since October 2018. .
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Prices at petrol stations have been gradually rising since mid-January this year, when a liter of Natural 95 cost less than 28 crowns and diesel around CZK 27.20. A year ago, drivers paid more than 5.50 crowns less per liter of petrol, while the price of diesel was almost four crowns lower. According to Kovanda, with the price of oil rising above $ 80 per barrel, petrol would be sold in the Czech Republic for about 33 crowns per liter.
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“In such a case, diesel would be sold for about 31 crowns per liter. So the price of fuel during the holidays is likely to rise to these price levels, “Kovanda added.
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Further growth is expected
Finlord analyst Boris Tomčiak also expects further price increases. “In the next two weeks, we expect petrol and diesel prices to rise by 50 to 60 pennies. The reason is the renewed rise in oil prices on world markets, “he said. However, he still pays to refuel at home, or in Austria, where prices are comparable, when traveling to popular seaside resorts.” Gasoline is also quite cheap in Slovenia. In Italy, prices are higher up to eight CZK per liter, in Croatia prices are higher by three to 3.5 CZK per liter, “added the analyst.
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In the Czech Republic, the least petrol stations are now charged for petrol in the Ústí nad Labem Region, averaging CZK 31.96 / l. As in the only region, there is an average price below 32 CZK.
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The most expensive is Natural 95 in Prague on average for CZK 32.98 / l. Motorists also pay the least for diesel in the Ústí nad Labem Region, on average CZK 29.83 / l, below 30 crowns the average price is still in the South Bohemian Region. The most expensive diesel is refueled in the Vysočina region, they sell a liter there for an average of CZK 30.97.
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