MOSCOW, 14 Sep — PRIME. The average retail price of gasoline in Russia increased over the week from September 5 to September 12 by 0.02%, or 1 kopeck, to 50.73 rubles per liter, diesel fuel rose in price by 0.04%, or 2 kopecks, to 54.76 rubles , according to the materials of Rosstat.
Weekly deflation in Russia slowed down significantly
According to the agency, in particular, the cost of the AI-92 brand has not changed over the week – 47.24 rubles. A liter of AI-95 cost 51.34 rubles, which is 0.02% (1 kopeck) more expensive than the previous week. The price of AI-98 gasoline rose most noticeably – by 0.08% (5 kopecks), to 60.72 rubles.
Growth in gasoline prices was noted in 16 subjects of the Russian Federation. Most of all, it rose in price in Tyva, the Kirov region and the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – by 0.3%. A decrease in gasoline prices was recorded in the Perm Territory – by 0.1%. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, gasoline prices have remained virtually unchanged over the past period.
From the beginning of the year by September 12, the price of gasoline in Russia increased by an average of 0.7% (in particular, the cost of AI-92 increased by 0.2%, AI-95 – by 0.6%, AI-98 went up by 2, 4%), and diesel fuel – by 2.3%.
Gasoline production in Russia from September 5 to September 11 decreased by 3.6% compared to the previous week – to 798.2 thousand tons, and diesel fuel – by 4.5%, to 1.525 million tons.