Officially, according to government data, the 2€/L bar has not yet been crossed in France for the start of the 2023 school year. Service stations are however very close to it. Last week, the price per liter of diesel was €1.85. That of SP95-E10 was displayed, as often, a few cents higher, at no less than €1.92.
Still, these figures published Monday by the Ministry of Ecological Transition are to be put into perspective. Indeed, this is an average and they do not include all French stations. The calculation method indeed excludes small stations selling less than 500 m³.
What to play on the published figures, as explained to the Parisian Francis Pousse, president of fuel distributors (excluding supermarkets) within the Mobilians automotive trade union:
“This figure is an average. It does not include the prices of small stations selling less than 500 m³ which have often exceeded 2€/L.”
The 2€/L exceeded in many areas of France
The overall average for the country would therefore be lighter than the actual one, including all service stations. This is what motorists can probably easily realize. Just browse a few stations to see many fares beyond 2 €/L.
This can even be seen on the site to compare fuel prices set up by the government. The symbolic bar of 2€/L has just been crossed in many large cities.
This is explained in particular by a price per barrel of oil on the rise, at nearly 90 dollars currently. Blame it on the decision of Saudi Arabia, in particular, to reduce its production this summer. To see how it will evolve. Let us recall in the meantime that TotalEnergies caps the prices of its fuels at 1.99 €/L. This affects national averages.
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To sum up
Fuel prices have been rising since the start of the summer. According to the government’s calculation method, these are flirting with the bar of 2€/L. However, they may have already exceeded this symbolic limit, including all French stations.
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