Diesel was thus worth 1.8393 euros per liter on average, down 3.89 cents compared to the previous week, according to data closed on Friday and published by the government.

The super unleaded 95 was sold for 1.8362 euros (-0.86 cents) and the super unleaded 95-E10 1.7941 euros (-1.41 cents).

Prices have been falling since the beginning of July, when they reached more than 2 euros per litre.

Oil prices, which had jumped following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, have indeed calmed down recently.

The move is fueled by fears over the level of demand due to the bleak outlook for the global economy.

In France, prices currently take into account a discount of 18 centimes per liter of fuel in mainland France.

For the future, Parliament has just adopted a second part of the measures to support purchasing power, with a fuel discount of 30 cents per liter in September-October then 10 in November-December.

The TotalEnergies group has announced a discount of 20 euro cents at the pump between September and November in all its French service stations, then 10 cents per liter for the rest of the year.

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