For the week from August 13 to 19, 2022, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MiPymes provides that fuels be marketed at the following prices:
- Premium gasoline will be sold at RD$293.60 per gallon, maintaining its price.
- Regular Gasoline RD$274.50 per gallon maintains its price.
- Regular Diesel RD$221.60 per gallon maintains its price.
- Optimum Diesel RD$241.10 per gallon maintains its price.
- Avtur RD$298.91 per gallon maintains its price.
- Kerosene RD$338.10 per gallon maintains its price.
- Fuel Oil #6 RD$192.11 per gallon maintains its price.
- Fuel Oil 1%S RD$211.77 per gallon maintains its price.
- Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) RD$147.60 per gallon maintains its price.
- Natural Gas RD$28.97 per m3 maintains its price.
Meanwhile, the average weekly exchange rate is RD$54.35 from the daily publications of the Central Bank.
The Vice Minister of Internal Trade, Ramón Pérez Fermín, explained that the international price of WTI averaged US$90.15, for a new decrease of 4.9% in relation to the average of the previous week, with WTI reflecting an accumulated increase so far in this year 2022 of 22.8%.
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In addition, he mentioned that the government remains firm in its commitment to citizens to maintain the prices of all fuels, thus preventing premium gasoline from rising 11 pesos per gallon; that regular gasoline does it in more than 18 pesos; that regular diesel oil increases by 48 pesos per gallon and that optimal diesel oil increases by almost 52 pesos, which goes without saying, it would be catastrophic for the citizens’ pockets.
