Gas for cars is expensive four times faster than gasoline

16 October 2018

And it is unlikely that prices will stop

One of the most discussed issues 2018 is the rapid growth of fuel prices. In may, filling literally every day rewrote the price tags on gasoline and diesel fuel. Then came a slight lull, although in a short time expected another leap. Meanwhile, in the NGV market situation was even more difficult. Since years it has risen by 41 %! About the unpleasant tendency pichet "the Russian newspaper".

According to Rosstat, one liter of gas at the beginning of the year cost less than 19 rubles. Now the price is closer to 26 rubles. It is not excluded that in the near future, LPG will continue to go up.

When you consider that during the same period the average retail price of gasoline rose nearly 9 %, the gas rises four times faster! However, even in the summer and autumn the price of motor fuel increased on average by 6-7% on a monthly basis.

Experts believe that the reasons for the increase in gas price is about the same. First, increasing the price of fuel on world markets. Second, the growth of external demand and the depreciation of the ruble producers is more profitable to supply gas for export, which leads to a shortage within the country. The NGV market less vigorously covered by the media, so the government did not take steps to fix prices.

But the Federal Antimonopoly service (FAS) is still considering the introduction of fees for cost containment. While experts can't say whether this measure is effective. At the same time, the wholesale price of liquefied natural gas from the beginning of the year already jumped to 63 %. In other words, as in the case of gasoline and diesel fuel, in this case, we can say that retail hasn't even caught up with opt, that is, prices will continue to rise.