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Gas Prices Set for Record High in El Salvador

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SAN SALVADOR – An association of gas station owners in El Salvador announced this week that fuel prices will rise this week to “historic” levels – $4.05 per gallon of regular – and that gasoline consumption has fallen 8% in the first quarter this year.

 

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