Costa Rica´s gas prices will decrease next week after going up a month ago. Beginning next Thursday, Oct. 8, prices will fall ¢ 26 for super, ¢ 24 regular and ¢ 22 for diesel.
Despite the up and down, this will be the fifth time this year gas prices are reduced.
Prices of gasoline are adjusted once a month and vary according to the price of petroleum products in international markets. According to the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP), the period of Aug. 27 to Sept. 10 saw a decrease in the international costs to produce hydrocarbons, which prompted the discounted rates.
The approved price reductions are:
| (Colones per Liter) | |||
| PRODUCTS | Current  price | Approved price | 
Difference ¢ | 
| Super | 601,00 | 575,00 | -26.00 | 
| Regular | 582,00 | 558,00 | -24.00 | 
| Diesel | 506,00 | 484,00 | -22.00 | 









