Hardly had the tank discount been decided - the fuel prices are rising again

(dpa) The Bundestag and the Bundesrat have kicked off the fuel discount — meanwhile, fuel at the pump will still be more expensive for the time being. 

Things are looking up — but only for fuel prices: they had risen again significantly with the introduction of the tank discount. | Photo: dpa/Michael Brandt
Things are looking up — but only for fuel prices: they had risen again significantly with the introduction of the tank discount. | Photo: dpa/Michael Brandt

Trend reversal in fuel prices: After a roughly two-week downturn, prices are now rising again significantly. At Friday noon — shortly after the Bundestag had approved the fuel discount from May 1 — prices surged as strongly as in no midday jump since the introduction of the 12 o'clock rule. ADAC recorded an increase of 14.1 cents for E10 unleaded petrol, and 16.3 cents for diesel. 

Both before and after the midday jump, prices were clearly higher than at the same time on the previous day. This indicates another increase in the daily average. 

Already on Thursday prices had risen: Super E10 had increased in the nationwide daily average by 1.1 cents to 2.074 euros per liter, Diesel by 2.3 cents to 2.150 euros per liter. 

After Easter, fuel prices had generally fallen for about two weeks and had moved a good distance away from their highs. Now they are moving in the opposite direction. One factor likely to play a role is the oil price, which, for the European benchmark Brent, is now back above $100 per barrel (159 liters).

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