Cyprus records fourth-highest EU monthly petrol price rise in August
Petrol prices in Cyprus rose 6.2 per cent between July and August, while diesel prices increased across 26 EU countries.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus recorded the fourth-highest monthly increase in petrol prices among EU member states in August, according to Eurostat data released on Tuesday. Petrol prices in the country rose by 6.2 per cent from July.
Petrol price changes
Only Spain, with an 8.2 per cent increase, Romania at 6.6 per cent and Italy at 6.3 per cent recorded larger monthly rises than Cyprus.
Across the EU, petrol prices increased by 3.3 per cent in August compared with July, following a 4.7 per cent rise in July compared with June.
Petrol prices rose in 22 EU countries between July and August. Prices declined in three countries and remained unchanged in two.
Hungary recorded the largest monthly decrease, at 0.6 per cent, followed by Denmark at 0.3 per cent and Slovakia at 0.1 per cent.
Diesel price increases
Diesel prices across the EU rose by 8.3 per cent in August compared with July, after increasing by 4.3 per cent in July compared with June.
Diesel prices increased in 26 of the 27 EU countries between July and August. The largest rises were recorded in Czechia, at 14.3 per cent, Bulgaria, at 13.5 per cent, and Luxembourg, at 12.3 per cent.
The smallest diesel price increases were reported in Italy, at 5.2 per cent, Romania, at 6.1 per cent, and the Netherlands, at 6.2 per cent.
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