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The data derives from the monitoring of the Observatory on fuel prices of the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy.
Fuel prices continue to grow and update the maximum levels of the last four years: the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy announces that, based on the latest data collected by the Mimit Observatory on fuel prices, today the average price of fuel in 'self-service' mode along the national road network is equal to 2.046 euros per liter for petrol (2.039 yesterday's price) and 2.157 euros per liter for diesel (2.147 yesterday's price).
On the motorway network, however, the average self-service price is 2.134 euros per liter for petrol (2.124 yesterday's price) and 2.233 euros per liter for diesel (2.221 yesterday's price).

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