Since January 2014, the price of unleaded 95 octane, diesel, and super unleaded fuel in Northern Ireland have fluctuated greatly. The price of each fuel dropped to their lowest price in February 2016, with the price of diesel amounting to 100.1 pence per liter. Super unleaded fuel was on average the most expensive fuel during this period, while unleaded 95 octane was the cheapest.
Diesel prices on the rise
The United Kingdom saw the average price of automotive diesel increase by approximately seven percent between April 2018 and April 2019. Northern Ireland has seen diesel prices increase also, but despite this, prices in NI have remained the lowest in the UK and cost 128.4 pence per liter in April 2019. The increase in diesel prices is due to numerous reasons, such as restrictions on supply.
UK diesel car sales in decline
The market share of newly registered diesel cars in the UK have been in a steady decline since 2013. As of 2018, diesel car shares had fallen to 31.7 percent. In comparison, petrol vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles have seen their market share increase, with petrol vehicles now being the most popular consumer choice.
Average price of unleaded 95 octane, diesel and super unleaded fuel in Northern Ireland between January 2014 and September 2019
Since January 2014, the price of unleaded 95 octane, diesel, and super unleaded fuel in Northern Ireland have fluctuated greatly. The price of each fuel dropped to their lowest price in February 2016, with the price of diesel amounting to 100.1 pence per liter. Super unleaded fuel was on average the most expensive fuel during this period, while unleaded 95 octane was the cheapest.
Diesel prices on the rise
The United Kingdom saw the average price of automotive diesel increase by approximately seven percent between April 2018 and April 2019. Northern Ireland has seen diesel prices increase also, but despite this, prices in NI have remained the lowest in the UK and cost 128.4 pence per liter in April 2019. The increase in diesel prices is due to numerous reasons, such as restrictions on supply.
UK diesel car sales in decline
The market share of newly registered diesel cars in the UK have been in a steady decline since 2013. As of 2018, diesel car shares had fallen to 31.7 percent. In comparison, petrol vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles have seen their market share increase, with petrol vehicles now being the most popular consumer choice.
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Automobile Association. (November 9, 2019). Average price of unleaded 95 octane, diesel and super unleaded fuel in Northern Ireland between January 2014 and September 2019 (in pence per liter) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299761/average-price-of-various-fuels-in-the-united-kingdom/
Automobile Association. "Average price of unleaded 95 octane, diesel and super unleaded fuel in Northern Ireland between January 2014 and September 2019 (in pence per liter)." Chart. November 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299761/average-price-of-various-fuels-in-the-united-kingdom/
Automobile Association. (2019). Average price of unleaded 95 octane, diesel and super unleaded fuel in Northern Ireland between January 2014 and September 2019 (in pence per liter). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299761/average-price-of-various-fuels-in-the-united-kingdom/
Automobile Association. "Average Price of Unleaded 95 Octane, Diesel and Super Unleaded Fuel in Northern Ireland between January 2014 and September 2019 (in Pence per Liter)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299761/average-price-of-various-fuels-in-the-united-kingdom/
Automobile Association, Average price of unleaded 95 octane, diesel and super unleaded fuel in Northern Ireland between January 2014 and September 2019 (in pence per liter) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299761/average-price-of-various-fuels-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 07, 2019)
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