Higher petrol, diesel prices threaten to rekindle inflation pressures
Rising petrol and diesel prices in India threaten to intensify inflation, impacting transport costs and consumer prices significantly.
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Rising petrol and diesel prices in India threaten to intensify inflation, impacting transport costs and consumer prices significantly.
The latest increase took cumulative hikes since May 15 to nearly ₹7.5 per litre.
Private OMCs have witnessed a nearly 38% decline in diesel sales, while bulk diesel sales have fallen 39% as consumers increasingly turned to retail outlets.
Diesel prices may fall by 50 cents to $1/gal in certain states as refinery issues clear up and oil prices drop, analyst says.