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JAM | Jun 1, 2022

More gas woes for Jamaican motorists as Petrojam unveils new wave of increases

Juanique Tennant

Juanique Tennant / Our Today

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Jamaican motorists will, come Thursday (June 2), be met with another round of gas price increases, as State-owned refinery Petrojam introduces a new wave of price hikes.

Petrojam, in its petroleum product price index, advised that with both grades of gasoline up by J$4.50, 87 octane gasoline will now be sold at J$211.39 per litre, while 90 octane gasoline will be sold at J$216.40 per litre.

After an increase of J$3.06, automotive diesel fuel will be sold at J$214.01 per litre, while ultra-low sulphur diesel will be sold for J$216.74 per litre.

It is expected that retailers will add their mark-ups to the announced prices.

See breakdown of prices below:

ProductPrice (Effective June 2, 2022)Price change (from last week)
Gasoline 87$211.39$4.50 ($206.89)
Gasoline 90$216.40$4.50 ($211.90)
Auto diesel$214.01$3.06 ($210.95)
Kerosene$188.30$4.50 ($183.80)
Propane$75.59$0.50 ($75.09)
Butane$86.15$3.06 ($83.09)
ULSD$216.74$3.06 ($213.68)

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