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Fuel prices in Spain: week 15 of 2012

9 Apr – 15 Apr 2012

Diesel fell by 1.6 cents over the week, to 1.375 €. Petrol 95 fell by 2.6 cents over the week, to 1.497 €. A year earlier diesel cost 1.304 €: it is now 7.1 cents dearer.

Diesel fell most in Málaga (−2.6 cents). Among the large chains, bonÀrea had the cheapest diesel at 1.283 €.

Median prices across Spain

FuelMon 9 AprMon 16 AprChangeWeek average
Diesel1.3911.3751.6 ¢1.384
Petrol 951.5231.4972.6 ¢1.515
Petrol 981.6401.6103.0 ¢1.631

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

1.351.401.451.5016 Jan5 Mar16 AprPetrol 95Diesel
DieselPetrol 95

Diesel: the largest changes by province

ProvinceMon 16 AprChange
Fell most
Málaga1.3772.6 ¢
Guadalajara1.3742.2 ¢
Huelva1.3772.2 ¢
Granada1.3772.1 ¢
Madrid1.3682.1 ¢

Petrol 95: the largest changes by province

ProvinceMon 16 AprChange
Rose most
Santa Cruz de Tenerife1.1261.4 ¢
Las Palmas1.1261.2 ¢
Melilla1.2071.0 ¢
Fell most
Illes Balears1.4734.1 ¢
Teruel1.4634.1 ¢
Gipuzkoa1.4633.7 ¢
Álava1.4633.5 ¢
Cáceres1.4923.5 ¢

The cheapest large chains

ChainStationsDieselPetrol 95
Disa*1350.999 37.6 ¢1.145
bonÀrea361.283 9.2 ¢1.437
Alcampo421.348 2.7 ¢1.463
Avia1021.357 1.8 ¢1.478
Petronor1951.362 1.3 ¢1.491
Moeve5861.372 median1.498
Campsa1041.373 median1.492
Eni391.373 median1.498
Shell3421.373 median1.493
BP5991.375 median1.496

* 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$ 120.6213.04.2012 · a week earlier: $ 123.58
Brent, € per litre0.577 €13.04.2012 · a week earlier: 0.595 €
EUR/USD1.314813.04.2012 · a week earlier: 1.3068
Spain in the EU, diesel7 / 2716.04.2012 · Spain 1.376 €, EU average 1.522 € (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.