19 Dec 2013 16:00

Gasoline price drop quickens to 0.3% December 10-16 - Rosstat

MOSCOW. Dec 19 (Interfax) - Russian drivers paid 0.3% less at the pump for the period December 10-16, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said on Thursday.

Gas prices decreased 0.1% the week before.

On the other hand, prices for diesel fuel increased 0.9% last week after rising 0.5% the week before.

In the period December 9-15, there was 767,100 tonnes of gasoline produced in Russia, 4.6% more than a week earlier, and 1.416 million tonnes of diesel fuel, 0.5% less.