New fuel price hikes, petrol at €2.005 per litre, a three-year high

Fuel price hikes are continuing in Italy as the Iran war knock-on effects continue to bite. Petrol hit a new peak Friday after Thursday's €2.002 per litre and rose to €2.005 in self-service mode on the road, the highest price in about three years. On the motorway it is €2.080 (Thursday it was €2.077). Diesel reached €2.122 per litre on the road (Thursday it was €2.116) and €2.194 on the motorway (Thurs €2.186), according to data collected by the MIMIT (transport ministry) Fuel Price Observatory. For petrol, weekly data from the Ministry of the Environment show that the price hasn't exceeded 2 euros per litre since 2023 (2.001 in the weekly average from September 18 to 24, 2023). The record high for recent years was reached in March 2022, after the outbreak of the war between Russia and Ukr