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Unleaded petrol 2nd most expensive in EU
By MaltaMedia News
Apr 14, 2008 - 8:53:13 AM

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Malta has the second highest industrial wholesale price for unleaded petrol in Europe, Alice.it reported. Malta’s price stands at €0.614. The Netherlands surpasses Malta by €0.015 with its price currently set at €0.629.

The average EU wholesale price for unleaded petrol is €0.55.

On the other hand, Italy has the highest industrial price for diesel out of the EU-27. It in fact stands at €0.70 per litre. The EU average price is that of €0.648. Industrial prices for diesel are also high in Greece (€0.689), the Netherlands (€0.686) and Lithuania (€0.685).

Meanwhile, local fuel prices have increased in April. While the price of unleaded petrol and lead replacement petrol has remained unchanged at €1.090 and €1.160 per litre respectively, all the other fuels have seen price increases. Read more.



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  Apr 15, 2008 - 7:58:04 PM CET