Petrol price in 2017: R13.33 → R14.76
95 unleaded in Gauteng, first and last adjustment of 2017. Peak R14.76 in December.
2017 · Gauteng averages
95avgUnleaded 9512 adjustmentsR13.63
95maxHighestDecemberR14.76
95minLowestJulyR12.86
2017 at the pump
Pole signs in Johannesburg showed R13.33 for 95 at the start of 2017 and R14.76 at the end.
Highest regulated price in 2017: R14.76 in December. Lowest: R12.86 in July. In December the price jumped by the year’s widest margin, +R0.71. Scorecard for 2017: 8 hikes, 4 cuts on unleaded 95 inland.
Diesel and the coast
Diesel ran 184.29 c/l cheaper relative to 95 over 2017, averaging R11.79 for 50ppm. Paraffin averaged R727.86, and the 93 grade stayed about 24 c/l under 95 through 2017.
The coastal average for 95 was R13.14, putting Gauteng 48.75 c/l higher.
Year-average 95 inland ended up R1.00 higher than in 2016, i.e. +8.0%.
| Effective | 95 inl. | 93 inl. | 95 coast | D50 inl. | D500 inl. | IP inl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 2017 | 13.33 | 13.09 | 12.85 | 11.44 | 11.42 | 7.42 |
| 1 February 2017 | 13.62 | 13.38 | 13.14 | 11.65 | 11.63 | 7.59 |
| 1 March 2017 | 13.54 | 13.30 | 13.06 | 11.63 | 11.61 | 7.51 |
| 5 April 2017 | 13.30 | 13.08 | 12.81 | 11.53 | 11.50 | 7.02 |
| 3 May 2017 | 13.79 | 13.57 | 13.30 | 11.85 | 11.80 | 7.36 |
| 7 June 2017 | 13.54 | 13.32 | 13.05 | 11.62 | 11.57 | 7.14 |
| 5 July 2017 | 12.86 | 12.63 | 12.37 | 11.02 | 10.97 | 6.57 |
| 2 August 2017 | 13.05 | 12.82 | 12.56 | 11.32 | 11.26 | 6.83 |
| 6 September 2017 | 13.72 | 13.49 | 13.23 | 11.76 | 11.70 | 7.32 |
| 4 October 2017 | 14.01 | 13.74 | 13.52 | 12.18 | 12.12 | 7.71 |
| 1 November 2017 | 14.05 | 13.78 | 13.56 | 12.45 | 12.35 | 7.92 |
| 6 December 2017 | 14.76 | 14.49 | 14.27 | 13.02 | 12.96 | 8,653.88 |