Christmas trips can be cheaper – reflex analysts forecast. Next week, the average prices of a liter of gasoline 95 should be at 5.88-5.93 zlotys, diesel 5.96-6.01 zlotys, and autogas-3.07-3.10 zlotys.
“Not as clearly as crude oil, but the fuels at the stations began to be cheaper. The average price of unleaded gasoline PB95 dropped again below PLN 6/l, and diesel to the level of 6.06 PLN/l” – reflex analysts said on Friday.
They pointed out that the effects of the price of prices on the wholesale market will observe at the gas stations in the following days. “Therefore, fuel bills for Christmas trips should be even lower,” they said.
Fuel price forecasts
Next week they expect medium -sized fuel prices At the level: unleaded gasoline 95 from 5.88 to 5.93 PLN/l, unleaded 98 from 6.65 to 6.70 PLN/l, diesel in the range 5.96-6.01 PLN/l, and autogas from 3.07-3.10 PLN per liter.
They added that on April 10 this year. Average retail prices were PLN 95 – 5.98/l, respectively for unleaded gasoline, unleaded 98 – 6.75 PLN/l, diesel – 6.06 PLN/LI autogas – 3.13 PLN/l. “This means decreases per week by 3 gr/l gasoline, 4 gr/l diesel and 2 gr/l autogas” – they counted.
Analysts pointed out that unleaded gasoline 95 is cheaper than a year ago by 69 groszy per liter, unleaded 98 by 53 grosze, diesel oil by 67 groszy, while autogas, despite the drop in prices, is more expensive than a year ago by 25 gr.
High variability on oil
In the opinion of experts, the passing week on the oil market was another one, which was characterized by high volatility. They noted that the drops in the price of the June series of Brent oil contracts slowed down in the area of $ 58.40. for a barrel. On Friday morning, Brent oil cost around $ 63. for a barrel. Analysts added that the prices of Russian oil Urals Fob Rotterdam temporarily dropped to around $ 50. for a barrel.
According to analytics USA and China. “In total, these two countries are 37 percent of global oil consumption. The US remain the world's largest oil consumer and its largest producer” – the analysts pointed out.
They also reported that in 2024 the average level of consumption (according to OPEC data) was at the level of 20.42 million barrels a day. Consumption of crude oil in China was slightly smaller (16.68 million barrels a day), but – as they pointed out – this country remains its largest importer in the world.
“While in January this year the average net import of oil in the case of the USA amounted to about 2.5 million barrels a day, so in the case of China 10 million barrels a day” – noted analysts. “The full -scale, prolonged trade war between these countries is not only a huge threat to the global rate of growth of oil consumption, but also its production due to the decrease in prices” – they assessed.
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