#ICYMI: Further petrol price decrease expected
JOBURG – The AA said it expects the petrol price to decrease by the second half on January.
Further reductions in the fuel price are on the horizon at the end of January. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), which was commenting on unaudited mid-month fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund.
“Although the international price of crude oil has picked up since its low of 1 January, the overall price is still lower than December’s average, and this reflects in the current data,” the AA said in a statement.
“In addition, the Rand/US dollar exchange rate has strengthened from an average of R14.44 at the beginning of the year to around R14.20 now.”
The AA said that the current data showed a drop of around 12 cents a litre for petrol, 36 cents for diesel, and 33 cents for illuminating paraffin.
“We expect this figure may fluctuate in the second half of January,” the association added.
“The Rand continues to firm slightly and it’s not clear what level oil will stabilise around. Whether this will work in favour of fuel users or against them remains to be seen,” the statement concluded.
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