
Data from the Mimit Observatory of 30 September 2026. Price cap effect for Eni, Ip and Q8
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Constant monitoring of fuel prices by the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy.
The Ministry of Business and Made in Italy announces that, based on the latest data collected by the Mimit Observatory on fuel prices, as of today - Wednesday 30 September 2026 - the average price of fuel in 'self service' mode along the national road network is decreasing to 2.111 euros per liter for petrol and 2.316 for diesel. On the motorway network, however, the average self-service price is 2.138 euros per liter for petrol and 2.345 for diesel.
The decision by Eni, Ip and Q8 to apply a "price cap", progressively extended to their sales points, is resulting in a significant gap compared to the other plants: in the distributors involved, the price charged is 1.99 euros per liter for petrol and 2.19 euros for diesel.

According to preliminary estimates from Istat, inflation in Italy rose to +4.2% on an annual basis in September, driven mainly by the growth in prices of energy goods.

According to preliminary estimates, in September 2026 inflation recorded a change of +0.7% on a monthly basis and +4.2% on an annual basis, accelerating compared to +3.3% in the previous month due to energy and food.

European stock markets recorded increases, supported by utilities and technology, while expectations of a Fed rate increase diminished. In the foreground, American macroeconomic data and the situation in the Middle East.

In September the consumer confidence climate fell from 94.5 to 91.2 and that of businesses fell from 97.0 to 95.9, interrupting three consecutive months of growth for the latter. This was reported by Istat.

The Antitrust has extended the deadline for closing the proceedings for the review of the commitments of the Italian Railway Network on the assignment of high-speed railway capacity.

Average fuel prices in Italy continue to fall, driven by the price cap introduced by Eni, Ip, Q8 and Costantin, and by the decline in international petrol and diesel prices.