Petrol price in 2020: R16.16 → R14.46
95 unleaded in Gauteng, first and last adjustment of 2020. Peak R16.16 in January.
2020 · Gauteng averages
95avgUnleaded 9512 adjustmentsR14.75
95maxHighestJanuaryR16.16
95minLowestMayR12.22
2020 at the pump
Covid-19 lockdown months are visible in the 2020 figures: inland 95 went from R16.16 in January to a low of R12.22 in May and ended at R14.46.
The year’s high came in January at R16.16; the low was R12.22 in May. The biggest single adjustment was −R1.88 in April. Of the 12 adjustments in 2020, 4 raised the price of 95 inland and 8 lowered it.
Diesel and the coast
Diesel 50ppm (Gauteng wholesale) averaged R12.98, 176.8 c/l cheaper compared with 95. Illuminating paraffin averaged R7.06 wholesale in Gauteng, and 93 sat 25.25 c/l below 95.
The coast paid on average 68.5 c/l less than Gauteng for 95.
Compared with 2019, the average price of 95 inland was R0.99 lower (-6.3%).
| Effective | 95 inl. | 93 inl. | 95 coast | D50 inl. | D500 inl. | IP inl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2020 | 16.16 | 15.84 | 15.52 | 14.68 | 14.62 | 9.28 |
| 5 February 2020 | 16.03 | 15.71 | 15.39 | 14.63 | 14.57 | 9.25 |
| 4 March 2020 | 15.84 | 15.52 | 15.20 | 14.09 | 14.03 | 8.57 |
| 1 April 2020 | 13.96 | 13.76 | 13.26 | 12.74 | 12.70 | 6.73 |
| 6 May 2020 | 12.22 | 12.02 | 11.52 | 11.18 | 11.09 | 4.50 |
| 3 June 2020 | 13.40 | 13.20 | 12.70 | 11.39 | 11.31 | 4.90 |
| 1 July 2020 | 15.12 | 14.83 | 14.42 | 13.08 | 13.04 | 7.04 |
| 5 August 2020 | 15.17 | 14.88 | 14.47 | 13.53 | 13.49 | 7.43 |
| 2 September 2020 | 15.18 | 14.89 | 14.48 | 13.32 | 13.28 | 7.17 |
| 7 October 2020 | 14.86 | 14.66 | 14.16 | 12.39 | 12.38 | 6.41 |
| 4 November 2020 | 14.59 | 14.39 | 13.89 | 12.28 | 12.26 | 6.56 |
| 2 December 2020 | 14.46 | 14.26 | 13.76 | 12.48 | 12.45 | 6.85 |