Most expensive petrol sold in Balearics; cheapest in Soria
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 @ 2:54 PM
THE cheapest petrol and diesel in Spain can be found in the provinces of Soria and Salamanca - both in the centre-northern region of Castilla y León - whilst the most expensive places to fill up are the Balearic Islands and Pontevedra in the north-western region of Galicia.
Latest ministry of industry figures - the most recent being for June this year - show that a litre of 95 unleaded petrol in Soria cost €1.13 and diesel €1.01, or in Salamanca €1.14 and €1.02.
At the opposite end of the scale, petrol came in at €1.24 a litre in the Balearics and €1.22 in Pontevedra province, with diesel at €1.10 and €1.09 respectively.
Petrol and diesel have both since dropped in price - in fact, they have become dramatically cheaper in the last two to four years - but this reduction is in proportion across the board, meaning the cheapest and priciest remain as such, as well as all those within the spectrum.
At present, petrol averages at €1.135 per litre and diesel at €1.015, with crude oil sitting at US$40 a barrel compared with US$100 in 2014.
Diesel is down by 30% and petrol by 25% since the highest on record seen in summer 2012, when the latter was typically over €1.50 a litre.
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