Fuel prices fall slightly from July 17

Retail fuel prices in Vietnam have seen a slight decrease as of 15:00 of July 17, following a decision by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

Fuel prices see slight dip from July 17 (Photo: VNA)
Fuel prices see slight dip from July 17 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Retail fuel prices in Vietnam have seen a slight decrease as of 15:00 of July 17, following a decision by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

Accordingly, the price of E5RON92 petrol will not exceed 19,481 VND (0.75) per liter, a reduction of 178 VND. RON95-III petrol saw a decrease of 165 VND, capping at 19,925 VND per liter.

Diesel 0.05S dropped by 38 VND to 18,799 VND per liter, and fuel oil 180CST 3.5S decreased by 85 VND to 15,478 VND per kilogram. Notably, kerosene was the only exception, increasing by 58 VND to 18,429 VND per liter.

For this price adjustment period, authorities opted not to use the fuel price stabilisation fund./.

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