Motor fuel price statistics, September 2024
Released: 4 October 2024
Based on data of the EU’s Weekly Oil Bulletin, the average price of 95-octane petrol was 585 forints in Hungary in the month of September, which was 2 forints or 0.3% lower than the average of 587 forints for neighbouring countries. In countries in the region, the average price in September was 572 forints, the price in Hungary being 2.3% or 13 forints higher. Compared to the figure for the previous month, the average price of 95 petrol decreased by 20 forints in Hungary. In parallel, the averages observed for neighbouring countries and for countries in the region lessened, too, by 25 and 24 forints, respectively.
The monthly average price of diesel motor fuel was 592 forints in Hungary, which was 1 forint or 0.2% lower than the average of 593 forints for neighbouring countries. The average price of diesel motor fuel in Hungary was 20 forints or 3.5% higher than the regional average price of 572 forints. Compared to the figure for the previous month, the monthly average price of diesel oil was down by 19 forints in Hungary. The average price observed for neighbouring countries lessened by 18 forints and the regional average price by 20 forints compared to August data.
Out of the countries in the region, the average price of petrol was higher in Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Slovakia than in Hungary in September. Compared to the figure for the previous month, the price of petrol went down the most, by 29 forints in Serbia.
The average price of 95-octane petrol was less than 5% lower in Czechia, Poland and Romania and more than 10% lower in Bulgaria than in Hungary.
The average price of diesel oil in September was higher in Austria, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia than the value in Hungary, however, it was over 15% lower in Bulgaria. Compared to the figure for the previous month, the average price of diesel decreased in all countries in the region, and the largest reduction of 27 forints was recorded for Czechia.