Diesel price drops 4.65% in August and ends the month at R$ 7.42, according to research

The average price of a liter of common diesel in August was sold at R$ 7.42, and the S-10 type at R$ 7.51, values ​​4.65% cheaper when compared to the closing of July. The survey is from Ticket Log, based on supplies made at its 21,000 accredited service stations.

Douglas Pina, General Director of Mainstream at Edenred Brasil’s Fleet and Mobility Division, says that despite the decline and the price of fuel being below par with the international market, when compared to the price sold at the pumps in 2021, in which a liter of the common type was R$4.83 and the S-10 type cost an average of R$4.89, fuel is 53% more expensive for drivers.

In the regional highlights, the Northeast presented the most expressive reductions for both types of diesel, in relation to July. The common and the S-10 in the region closed the period at R$7.37 and R$7.42, respectively, with reductions of 5.61% and 5.77%.

The South Region recorded the lowest averages in the country for common diesel, sold at R$ 6.99; and for the S-10, which closed the period at R$ 7.05. The gas stations in the North stood out in the period with the highest average price for both types of diesel. The common closed at R$7.81 and the S-10 at R$7.93.

In the highlights by state, Bahia recorded the biggest drop in fuel prices. Regular diesel decreased by 7.74% at gas stations in the Northeast and went from R$ 7.66 to R$ 7.07; and the S-10 dropped 7.46%, compared to July, and closed the period at R$ 7.18.

The state of Roraima stood out in the ranking of the most expensive diesel in the country, with the common at R$8.37 and the S-10 type at R$8.42. Paraná, at R$6.91 for the common one and R$7.00 for the S-10.