Road-fuel use fell in August as prices rose
DGEG figures published by Lusa show road-fuel consumption down 10.3% month on month in August, while average diesel prices rose 6.4%.
- Publish date: 2026-10-02
- Category: Oil & Gas
- Original source: ECO / Lusa
- Reading time: 1 min
Consumption eases
The 2 October report says road-fuel use dropped from 564,000 tonnes in July to 506,000 tonnes in August. Diesel use fell 14.2%, while 95-octane petrol volumes edged up from 125,000 to 126,000 tonnes.
Pump prices increased
Average road diesel rose from €1.907 to €2.029 per litre, and 95-octane petrol from €1.943 to €1.966. These are official monthly figures for August; Lusa attributed them to DGEG statistics.