Expensive fuel: 4.7 billion in extra spending in six months for motorists

In just 6 months the high cost of fuel has cost Italian motorists over 4.7 billion euros in increased expenses for distributors, and only in July and August did the burden on refueling reach 1.7 billion euros. The data comes from Adusbef which analyzed fuel consumption on the network, calculating the impact of price increases on families' pockets.

Considering the period from March to August 2026, the liters of petrol and diesel sold on Italian roads and motorways (excluding wholesale) in every single month, and the average monthly prices of fuel at the pump, motorists spent around 30 billion euros on supplies in six months - explains Adusbef - In the same period of 2025, also thanks to a different composition of excise duties as a result of the reorganization started last January, the bill was 25.3 billion euros.