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Fuel prices in Spain: week 36 of 2008

1 Sep – 7 Sep 2008

Diesel fell by 1.0 cents over the week, to 1.191 €. That is the lowest diesel price since Apr 2008. Petrol 95 fell by 0.8 cents over the week, to 1.185 €. That is the lowest petrol 95 price since May 2008. A year earlier diesel cost 0.980 €: it is now 21.1 cents dearer.

Diesel rose most in Ceuta (+1.2 cents). Diesel fell most in Gipuzkoa (−1.4 cents). Among the large chains, Alcampo had the cheapest diesel at 1.177 €.

Median prices across Spain

FuelMon 1 SepMon 8 SepChangeWeek average
Diesel1.2011.1911.0 ¢1.199
Petrol 951.1931.1850.8 ¢1.192
Petrol 981.3051.2980.7 ¢1.305

The median of all stations at 00:00 Madrid time; the week runs from Monday to Monday (the prices after Sunday).

Diesel and petrol 95 in Spain, last 12 weeks

1.201.251.309 Jun28 Jul8 SepPetrol 95Diesel
DieselPetrol 95

Diesel: the largest changes by province

ProvinceMon 8 SepChange
Rose most
Ceuta0.9281.2 ¢
Santa Cruz de Tenerife0.8790.7 ¢
Fell most
Gipuzkoa1.1871.4 ¢
Almería1.1791.2 ¢
Burgos1.1831.1 ¢
Castellón1.1961.1 ¢
Ciudad Real1.2091.0 ¢

Petrol 95: the largest changes by province

ProvinceMon 8 SepChange
Rose most
Ceuta0.9250.7 ¢
Fell most
Cuenca1.2001.6 ¢
Burgos1.1721.5 ¢
Zamora1.1731.5 ¢
Álava1.1721.4 ¢
Cáceres1.1741.4 ¢

The cheapest large chains

ChainStationsDieselPetrol 95
Disa*1160.879 31.2 ¢0.905
Alcampo371.177 1.4 ¢1.169
Agla471.181 1.0 ¢1.173
Avia861.187 median1.175
Campsa901.187 median1.184
Cepsa6141.187 median1.185
Petronor1711.187 median1.172
BP5051.190 median1.186
Moeve4991.190 median1.187
Shell2641.191 median1.182

* Most of its stations are on the Canary Islands, in Ceuta or Melilla, where fuel taxes are lower.

Chains with at least 30 stations selling diesel; median prices at the end of the week, the difference is to the Spanish median.

Oil and the euro that week

Brent, $ per barrel$ 102.5105.09.2008 · a week earlier: $ 113.49
Brent, € per litre0.453 €05.09.2008 · a week earlier: 0.484 €
EUR/USD1.424705.09.2008 · a week earlier: 1.4735
Spain in the EU, diesel9 / 2708.09.2008 · Spain 1.193 €, EU average 1.325 € (1 = cheapest)

Brent and the euro: the last value before each Monday. Pump prices follow crude with a lag of several weeks.

Brent oil price in euros per litre → · Fuel prices in Spain and the EU →

Sources: Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), open data; U.S. EIA (Brent); European Central Bank (euro rate); European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (CC BY 4.0). Medians and changes calculated by Litrigo.