Volatilization value rose for 18 consecutive weeks… The cheapest Daegu also enters the 1,500 won range :: Gyeongnam Shinmun

Gasoline prices at gas stations nationwide have also risen this week, recording a rise for 18 weeks in a row.

According to Korea National Oil Corporation’s Oil Price Information Service Opinet on the 27th, the average sales price of gasoline at gas stations nationwide in the fourth week of March (3.22-25) was 1,530.0 won per liter, up 12.6 won from last week.

Domestic gasoline prices have been rising since the end of November last year. The recent weekly gains were 9.7 won, 15.6 won, 18.4 won, and 12.6 won.

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The average selling price of gasoline in Seoul, the nation’s highest priced area, rose 12.1 won to 1,614.7 won per liter, and the lowest priced gasoline in Daegu rose 13.3 won to 1,506.8 won per liter.

By brand, GS Caltex gasoline was the most expensive at 1,538.0 won per liter, and gasoline at a budget gas station was the cheapest at 1,502.1 won per liter.

The sales price of diesel at gas stations nationwide was also totaled at 1,329.0 won per liter, up 12.2 won from last week.

International oil prices declined this week. The average price of Dubai oil, which is the standard for crude oil imported into Korea, was $62.4 per barrel, down by an average of $3.4 from last week.

International gasoline prices fell by 4.4 dollars to 69.0 dollars per barrel, and international automobile diesel prices fell by 4.0 dollars to 66.9 dollars per barrel.

The Korea Petroleum Corporation analyzed that “international oil prices are on a downtrend due to rising tensions between the United States and China, a strong dollar index, and strengthening restrictions on movement to Europe following new corona19 confirmation.

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