/ 2 October 2009

Petrol price to drop by 39 cents a litre

JOHANNESBURG Oct 2 Sapa
PETROL PRICE TO DROP BY 39 CENTS A LITRE

The retail price of petrol will drop next week, the Energy Department said on Friday.

Petrol 93 ULP and LRP will decrease in price by 39 cents a litre and the price of Petrol 95 ULP and LRP will drop by 40 cents a litre.

The wholesale price of diesel with a 0,05% sulphur content will drop by 32,5 cents a litre.

Diesel with a 0,005% sulphur content will fall by 33 cents a litre.

The wholesale price of illuminating paraffin will drop by 27,5 cents a litre and the single maximum national retail price for illuminating paraffin will decrease by 37 cents a litre. — Sapa