Hanoi (VNA) – The retail petrol pricessurged in the latest adjustment on August 1 by the Ministry of Industry andTrade and the Ministry of Finance.
The price of E5 RON 92 petrol went up 1,152 VND perlitre to 22,791 VND (0.96 USD), while that of RON 95 –III rose by1,171 VNDto 23,963 VND per litre.
Meanwhile, the price of diesel oil went up by 1,112 VND to 20.612VND per litre, and kerosene price increased by 1,081 VND to 20,270 VND perlitre.
The price of mazut oil also went up 806 VND per litre to 16,531VND per litre.
At this price adjustment, relevant units decided to notextract petrol oil prices for the price stablisation fund.
Since the beginning of this year, petrol prices haveundergone 22 adjustments, with 12 times up, seven down, and three unchanged./.