Jamaican pump prices inch higher after weekly Petrojam update
/ Our Today
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Jamaican motorists and business interests will pay incrementally more at the pumps this week, following the latest baseline price update by state-owned refinery, Petrojam.
Petrojam, in its closely watched petroleum product price index, advised that 87-octane gasolene will sell for $1.26 (or roughly five per cent) higher effective May 25, closing at J$168.65 per litre.
What’s more, the price increase are largely consistent for most products on Petrojam’s index, with the exception of propane, whose cost fell by a marginal 25 cents for a second-consecutive week .
The biggest single jumps were recorded for 87-octane and 90-octane gasolene, which rose by $1.26 respectively.
It is expected that retailers will add their mark-ups to the announced prices.
See breakdown of prices below:
| Product | Price per unit (effective May 25, 2023) | Price change (from last week) |
| Gasolene 87 | $168.65 | $1.26 ($167.39) |
| Gasolene 90 | $172.17 | $1.26 ($170.91) |
| Auto diesel | $170.12 | $0.25 ($169.87) |
| Kerosene | $180.97 | $0.05 ($180.92) |
| Propane | $59.60 | -$0.25 ($59.85) |
| Butane | $67.58 | $0.05 ($67.53) |
| ULSD | $180.87 | $0.16 ($180.71) |
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