Retail price
According to data from the in Ireland, the evolution of fuel prices at the pump are shown in the figure below, for diesel and unleaded gasoline.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, energy prices have skyrocketed. With sanctions on Russian energy imports by the EU, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (U.S.), fuel prices increased over a lack of fuel supplies in the global market. However, fossil fuels are being imported to the EU from other countries, such as the U.S. and the Middle East, and therefore fuel prices have decreased slightly from the highs seen in June 2022.
Average gasoline and diesel prices from August 2021 to August 2022, cents (EUR) per liter
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Source: AA, Irish Petrol Prices, August 2022