FACTBOX-State-regulated fuel prices across Asia-updates China
Nov 10 (Reuters) - China lifted gasoline and diesel prices by around 7 percent from Tuesday to reflect the rising cost of crude oil, taking pump prices to their highest ever.
The rise in prices was widely expected but the size, at 480 yuan ($70.32) per tonne, was more than the increase of around 350 yuan ($51.27) most market participants had expected, suggesting China sees little risk of the inflationary worries that beset price rise decisions as little as a year ago. [ID:nSP445713]
The following table shows retail fuel prices in various Asian countries, compared with floating market prices in the Asian oil trading hub Singapore.
Prices in US cents a litre
DIESEL PRICES
Country Pct Change Last date of change ===========================================================
China 89.2 +7.2 Nov 10 2009
India (Delhi) 64 +6.0 Jul 1 2009
Indonesia 41 -6.3 Jan 15 2009
Vietnam 74 +8.3 Aug 30 2009
Malaysia 49 -- Sep 2 2009
Bangladesh 64 -4.4 Jan 13 2009
Sri Lanka 63.5 +4.3 Jul 2 2008
Pakistan 69 +7.0 Sep 1 2009
Singapore ULSD# 92 Aug 31 2009
Singapore fob* 47 Aug 31 2009 ============================================================= GASOLINE PRICES =============================================================
China 90-Ron 83.4 +6.5 Nov 10 2009
Vietnam 92-Ron 85 -3.2 Oct 1 2009
India (Delhi) 85 +10.0 Jan 29 2009
Indonesia 41 -10.0 Jan 15 2009
Vietnam 92-Ron 88 +6.8 Aug 30 2009
Malaysia 95-Ron 51 -- Sep 2 2009
Bangladesh 107 -5.5 Dec 23 2008
Sri Lanka 90-oct 113 +8.3 Jul 2 2008
Pakistan 78 +8.0 Sep 1 2009
Singapore 92-Ron 123 Aug 31 2009
Singapore fob* 49 Aug 31 2009 = ===========================================================
# Ultra low sulphur diesel (0.005 percent sulphur content)
* Price of benchmark 92 Ron gasoline and 0.5 percent sulphur diesel in the Singapore cash market.
This is not a retail price and excludes any national/state taxes.
(US$1=6.830 Yuan as of Sept. 1)
(US$1=S$1.4392 as of Sept. 1) (Compiled by Judy Hua; Editing by Ramthan Hussain)
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