Retail price of gasoline increased for 6 consecutive weeks 16:25 on June 24
The retail price of regular gasoline this week was 130.9 yen per liter on a national average, rising for the sixth consecutive week. This is because crude oil prices are on the rise, as oil-producing countries have agreed to maintain their current-scale coordinated production cuts next month.
According to the Petroleum Information Center, which is commissioned by the government to survey gasoline prices, the national average retail price of regular gasoline as of 22nd June was 130.9 yen per liter, an increase of 0.7 yen from the previous week. ..
Gasoline price increases have continued for 6 weeks.
This is because the OPEC=Oil Export Export Organization and Russia and other oil producing countries have agreed to maintain the current scale of production cuts until the end of next month, and crude oil prices are on the rise globally. It is a factor.
The Petroleum Information Center said, "We expect the price of gasoline to rise next week, but we are wary of the second wave of the new coronavirus infection, and future crude oil price trends are uncertain."