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Fuel Prices Decrease Again

Following a recent trend of falling gasoline prices, the prices of regular gas, super gas, diesel fuel and cooking gas droppedWednesday.

The price of one liter of super gas dropped from ¢513 ($0.99) to ¢499 ($0.96), while the price of a liter of regular gas dropped from ¢485 ($0.93) to ¢469 ($0.90).

Additionally, consumers of diesel fuelWednesday paid ¢342 ($0.66) per liter, down from ¢364 ($0.70) per liter, and the cost of filling a 21-liter tank of cooking fuel dropped from ¢7,860 ($15.14) to ¢7,534 ($14.52).

 

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