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Dated source observation · 2026-09-28 · 2 days old
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Reported pump priceUSD 1.26per litre

Observation date2026-09-2828 September 2026

Share paid in taxesUnavailableBreakdown pending

Change from prior week-2.5%Comparable ranking unavailable

Breakdown pending: verified taxes or contemporaneous benchmarks are missing.

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Price history

Pump price history52 observations from 2025-10-06 to 2026-09-28. USD per litre. Full values are in the accompanying table.0.000.480.971.452025-10-06: USD 0.90/L2025-10-13: USD 0.86/L2025-10-20: USD 0.84/L2025-10-27: USD 0.89/L2025-11-03: USD 0.86/L2025-11-10: USD 0.88/L2025-11-17: USD 0.86/L2025-11-24: USD 0.88/L2025-12-01: USD 0.84/L2025-12-08: USD 0.82/L2025-12-15: USD 0.81/L2025-12-22: USD 0.79/L2025-12-29: USD 0.80/L2026-01-05: USD 0.78/L2026-01-12: USD 0.77/L2026-01-19: USD 0.77/L2026-01-26: USD 0.79/L2026-02-02: USD 0.78/L2026-02-09: USD 0.79/L2026-02-16: USD 0.80/L2026-02-23: USD 0.77/L2026-03-02: USD 0.80/L2026-03-09: USD 0.94/L2026-03-16: USD 0.95/L2026-03-23: USD 1.10/L2026-03-30: USD 1.12/L2026-04-06: USD 1.12/L2026-04-13: USD 1.15/L2026-04-20: USD 1.12/L2026-04-27: USD 1.13/L2026-05-04: USD 1.30/L2026-05-11: USD 1.28/L2026-05-18: USD 1.32/L2026-05-25: USD 1.27/L2026-06-01: USD 1.23/L2026-06-08: USD 1.17/L2026-06-15: USD 1.12/L2026-06-22: USD 1.08/L2026-06-29: USD 1.06/L2026-07-06: USD 1.03/L2026-07-13: USD 1.05/L2026-07-20: USD 1.07/L2026-07-27: USD 1.09/L2026-08-03: USD 1.13/L2026-08-10: USD 1.10/L2026-08-17: USD 1.13/L2026-08-24: USD 1.15/L2026-08-31: USD 1.12/L2026-09-07: USD 1.14/L2026-09-14: USD 1.17/L2026-09-21: USD 1.29/L2026-09-28: USD 1.26/L2025-10-062026-09-28

USD per litre. Line shows the reported pump price; component history is incomplete.

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USD per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-10-060.901Unavailable
2025-10-130.857Unavailable
2025-10-200.840Unavailable
2025-10-270.886Unavailable
2025-11-030.858Unavailable
2025-11-100.880Unavailable
2025-11-170.860Unavailable
2025-11-240.880Unavailable
2025-12-010.841Unavailable
2025-12-080.818Unavailable
2025-12-150.813Unavailable
2025-12-220.790Unavailable
2025-12-290.797Unavailable
2026-01-050.777Unavailable
2026-01-120.772Unavailable
2026-01-190.770Unavailable
2026-01-260.785Unavailable
2026-02-020.776Unavailable
2026-02-090.794Unavailable
2026-02-160.796Unavailable
2026-02-230.768Unavailable
2026-03-020.800Unavailable
2026-03-090.939Unavailable
2026-03-160.954Unavailable
2026-03-231.104Unavailable
2026-03-301.123Unavailable
2026-04-061.118Unavailable
2026-04-131.148Unavailable
2026-04-201.121Unavailable
2026-04-271.130Unavailable
2026-05-041.300Unavailable
2026-05-111.277Unavailable
2026-05-181.320Unavailable
2026-05-251.274Unavailable
2026-06-011.231Unavailable
2026-06-081.168Unavailable
2026-06-151.125Unavailable
2026-06-221.078Unavailable
2026-06-291.061Unavailable
2026-07-061.028Unavailable
2026-07-131.052Unavailable
2026-07-201.065Unavailable
2026-07-271.091Unavailable
2026-08-031.129Unavailable
2026-08-101.101Unavailable
2026-08-171.133Unavailable
2026-08-241.149Unavailable
2026-08-311.121Unavailable
2026-09-071.141Unavailable
2026-09-141.168Unavailable
2026-09-211.289Unavailable
2026-09-281.257Unavailable

USD per litre, independent of the volume selector. Only verified observations are shown; some regions have short histories. Source changes and gaps are not interpolated.

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