Fuel and lubricant prices for personal transport in the European Union were 31 per cent higher in September than in the same month last year, Eurostat data shows. The annual rate of increase thereby accelerated further compared with previous months.
In July, the annual rate of increase stood at 16.9 per cent, while in August it reached 23.8 per cent. The acceleration continued in September, indicating a trend of gradually strengthening annual growth in fuel and lubricant prices for personal transport within the Union.
The largest year-on-year price increase was recorded in Bulgaria, where prices rose by 42 per cent. Estonia followed with an increase of 41 per cent, while Lithuania recorded 40 per cent. In Germany, prices rose by around 37 per cent.
Croatia, with an annual increase of approximately 27 per cent, remained below the European Union average. Hungary had the smallest price increase, at just 7 per cent. Ireland followed with 18 per cent, and Sweden with 20 per cent.
A rise was also recorded on a monthly basis. Compared with August, diesel prices in the EU rose by 5.9 per cent, while petrol prices increased by 6.7 per cent.
