price at the lowest in July for 4 years

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By preparing your departure on vacation, you have certainly noticed a good surprise at the pump. “”Yes, he (the price of fuel) fell compared to last summer when we went on vacation. It was a little more expensive, we were almost around 2 euros, ” Declares a woman in the process of filling up with gasoline.

Prices so low in July, unheard of for 4 years. This drop in particular concerns the most used fuels. The liter of diesel is displayed on average at 1.62 euros. It is 8 cents less than last July. The gasoline is 1.66 euros per liter, a drop of 13 cents. You have to go back to April to find similar prices. And it feels full. “”For 52 liters, 90 euros, at one point, I paid 100 euros,“Indicates a motorist. Precisely for petrol, you will pay an average of 6.63 euros less than last year. For diesel, it’s nearly 4 euros in savings. Particular prices related to particularly favorable Euro-dollar exchange rate. But will this drop be sustainable? The international context could move the lines quickly.

“”We saw for Israel, who attacked Iran, a push, but a few days, contrary to what we could have seen a few years ago, a few days on the price of a barrel, which quickly fell afterwards. But overall, we can consider, without external elements, that a barrel should stay in these waters until the least at the end of August,“Details Francis Pousse, National President of Service Stations and Renewable Energies.

A summer period to take advantage of the more favorable prices and lighten the bill on the holiday route.