Petrol price in 2018: R14.42 → R15.24
95 unleaded in Gauteng, first and last adjustment of 2018. Peak R17.08 in October.
2018 · Gauteng averages
95avgUnleaded 9512 adjustmentsR15.42
95maxHighestOctoberR17.08
95minLowestMarchR13.76
2018 at the pump
Highveld motorists saw 95 move from R14.42 to R15.24 over 2018, setting a new high for the series of R17.08 in October.
The swing inside 2018 was R3.32: March at R13.76, October at R17.08. One adjustment stands out: December, −R1.84. Gauteng 95 moved up 7 times and down 4 times through 2018.
Diesel and the coast
2018 averages, Gauteng: 95 R15.42; 50ppm diesel wholesale R14.00. 93 ran an average of 23 c/l below 95, and wholesale paraffin averaged R1,387.57 inland in 2018.
56.5 c/l a litre separated the coast from Gauteng on 95 in 2018, with the coast averaging R14.86.
Compared with 2017, inland 95 averaged +13.1% in 2018.
| Effective | 95 inl. | 93 inl. | 95 coast | D50 inl. | D500 inl. | IP inl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 2018 | 14.42 | 14.20 | 13.93 | 12.76 | 12.74 | 8,373.88 |
| 7 February 2018 | 14.12 | 13.90 | 13.63 | 12.59 | 12.57 | 8,183.88 |
| 7 March 2018 | 13.76 | 13.54 | 13.27 | 12.15 | 12.10 | 7.95 |
| 4 April 2018 | 14.48 | 14.23 | 13.89 | 12.80 | 12.75 | 7.93 |
| 2 May 2018 | 14.97 | 14.72 | 14.38 | 13.38 | 13.34 | 8.45 |
| 6 June 2018 | 15.79 | 15.54 | 15.20 | 14.25 | 14.19 | 9.27 |
| 4 July 2018 | 16.02 | 15.80 | 15.43 | 14.49 | 14.45 | 9.49 |
| 1 August 2018 | 16.03 | 15.81 | 15.44 | 14.45 | 14.41 | 9.53 |
| 5 September 2018 | 16.08 | 15.86 | 15.49 | 14.45 | 14.41 | 9.53 |
| 3 October 2018 | 17.08 | 16.85 | 16.49 | 15.69 | 15.65 | 10.57 |
| 7 November 2018 | 17.08 | 16.85 | 16.49 | 16.20 | 16.13 | 10.85 |
| 5 December 2018 | 15.24 | 15.01 | 14.65 | 14.73 | 14.67 | 9.52 |