Motor fuel price statistics
Based on the latest data of the EU’s Weekly Oil Bulletin, the average price of 95-octane petrol was 626 forints in Hungary and 616 forints in countries in the region. The average price in Hungary was 1.6% or 10 forints higher than the average value in the region. In neighbouring countries, the average price was 630 forints, the price in Hungary being 0.6% or 4 forints lower than this. The weekly average price of diesel motor fuel was 614 forints in Hungary, which was 7 forints or 1.2% higher than the regional average price of 607 forints. In neighbouring countries, the average price of diesel was 620 forints, and the figure for Hungary was 1.0% or 6 forints lower than this value.
The average price of 95 petrol in Hungary decreased by 13 forints compared to the figure for the previous week. In parallel, the regional average lessened, too, by 3 forints. In neighbouring countries, the average price of petrol also went down by 3 forints.
The average price of diesel oil in Hungary was lowered by 14 forints over a week. The regional average price was also reduced, though to a lower extent, by 6 forints. In neighbouring countries, the average price of diesel decreased by 7 forints compared to the previous week.
Compared to Hungary, the average price of petrol was higher in Austria, Czechia, Croatia, Serbia and Slovakia out of the countries in the region according to the latest data. The price of petrol went down the most in Austria after Hungary, by 9 forints. The price of petrol increased in Slovenia and Poland in the region compared to figures for the previous week, by 4 forints and 1 forint, respectively.
The average price of 95-octane petrol was less than 5% lower in Poland and Slovenia than the average price in Hungary. In Bulgaria, the average price of petrol continued to be more than 10% lower.
In the case of diesel oil, the weekly average prices in Austria, Croatia and Serbia were higher than the value in Hungary, however, the average price was over 10% lower in Bulgaria compared to the average price of diesel motor fuel in Hungary. The average price of diesel was reduced in all countries in the region except Poland compared to the previous week. The largest reductions were recorded for Hungary and Austria, at 14 and 11 forints, respectively.