Eurostat: Diesel prices in Czechia rose by 27.6% in March, the highest in the EU

Diesel prices in Czech Republic increased by 27.6 percent in March compared to February, marking—alongside Sweden—the largest month-on-month rise among all European Union countries. Petrol prices in Czechia rose by 14.6 percent last month, the fourth-highest monthly increase in the EU. This follows from data released today by Eurostat.

Across the European Union, diesel prices increased on average by 19.1 percent month-on-month in March, while petrol prices rose by 10.6 percent. On a year-on-year basis, diesel prices in the EU climbed by 19.8 percent last month, while petrol prices were up 9.4 percent compared to the previous year.