Consequence of the restarting of industries in the four corners of the globe after a year of paralysis: the price of a barrel of crude continues to climb.
It went from 42 euros to 63 euros in six months.
Even if this increase were to stabilize, the prices charged at the pump would remain high because of the taxes.
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You may be one of the lucky ones who will be heading to vacation this weekend. But if you have to go to the pump before you go, the cost of a full charge is likely to dent your good mood. Fuel prices have been soaring for several months, and this increase will not calm down immediately. With the liter of Unleaded 95 at 1.55 euros and that of diesel at 1.43 euros, the bill promises to be steep if you are about to cross France at the wheel. On a Paris-Nantes, for example, you will have to pay 5.20 euros more than last year during the same period. On a Paris-Nice, it will be 12 euros more.
For Olivier Gantois, president of the French Union of Petroleum Industries, even if the price of crude were to stabilize, there would not be much difference at the pump.
"We could have a stabilization of crude prices. If this is the case, then the prices at the pump would remain stable given that we have about 60% of taxes on both Unleaded and Unleaded. diesel. The impact of the price of crude is only felt on the 40% of the price excluding taxes, "he explains to Europe 1.
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A consequence of the global recovery
The barrel of crude rose from 42 euros last January to more than 63 euros currently.
This increase is explained in particular by the general recovery of economic activity, after a year of health crisis which paralyzed most of the world.
But soaring prices shouldn't prevent gas stations from filling up with customers.
While attendance figures in May were 15% below pre-crisis levels, owner-operators of independent gas stations say they have felt a quiver since June.