Service stations once again raised prices driven by the rise in international oil, in a scenario that impacts both the pocketbook and the costs of the economy.
La Plata service stations registered a new increase in fuel, the fourth in just two weeks. The increases ranged between 1% and 5% depending on the brand and type of product, consolidating an upward trend during March.
The increase hit motorists again and raised alerts in different sectors, since the Premium gasoline is already close to $2,300 per litermarking an increasingly higher floor to fill the tank.
In YPF, super gasoline went to $1,929, while the Infinia reached $2,112. Meanwhile, the Infinia Diesel rose to $2,180, ranking among the largest increases in this latest update.
For its part, Shell showed more moderate increases in super gasoline, although it maintained increases in its premium line, where V-Power exceeded $2,200.
In the case of Axion Energy and Puma Energy, the slates also reflected increases in line with the rest of the market, with premium fuels far exceeding $2,100.
Impact on the economy
The effect of these increases goes far beyond individual consumption. The increase in fuel prices has a direct impact on the transportation, logistics and production costsgenerating a chain effect that ends up putting pressure on the prices of goods and services.
Among the main causes is the rise in the international price of oil, especially Brentwhich once again exceeded $100 per barrel in a context of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
This scenario forces oil companies to adjust values to cover costs, transferring the impact to the domestic market and deepening the inflationary pressure.
With this panorama, March is consolidated as a month of strong volatility at the pumps, where fueling is increasingly more expensive and affects both consumers and the entire regional economic chain.
