CBS: ‘petrol price drops less quickly than oil prices’

Posted on 10-08-2015 at 8:21 by sir_smokalot – 49 Comments”

And now not all in unison, ” no shit, Sherlock‘ called love.

Our Rijksrekenorgaan CBS has addressed the question of where everyone in advance the answer already to know: “if the price of oil plummets, we pay also considerably less at the pump?‘ The answer to this is, of course, a rock-hard, ‘not’, but before we go any further: take a guess what you today would pay for a litertje euro95 without income tax (list price: €1,66). Well? €0.60 per litre. That’s a full tank for 3 to 4 tens, and no dog that is more to Belgium flight refuelling (with the corresponding risk in the tank full of water to throw).

But enough gedagdroomd: we live in the Netherlands, and not in Candyland. In cooperation with tankpassenuitbater Travelcard put the CBS in a row, which resulted in a lot of shots for open goal. Because we all know that excise taxes are a fixed amount, and therefore a constant factor in the price calculation, regardless of the price of oil. As oil becomes cheaper, a growing share of the excise taxes in the price structure.

In addition, the euro has considerably lost its significance compared to the USD, and oil is still in dollars though. Voila: 90% of the explanation of why the price of oil is harder drops than what we have at the pump aftikken. Finally, do long-term contracts, higher raffinagekosten, ebola and manbearpig the rest.

Of course: there is a core of truth in this, and perhaps it is selective perception which ensures hassle if commodity prices fall, but causes a blind spot in our waarnemng if the oil price explodes and the price at the pump is also a delayed reaction. Because this works in both directions so, isn’t it?

Differences in petrol prices

Finally: in a Gemiddlde Nationwide suggested retail Price (GLA) of 1,66 euro seem we are on the highway 1,73 euro the litre to pay, and at the unmanned pump 1,62 euros per liter. On average, because you can do it much cheaper or more expensive to find.

All the calculations and go=rafiekjes of the CBS can be found here.

Photo: Ritz-to the V-Power, autojunk.nl