The State Development and Reform Commission decided to raise the prices for fuel on July 20. The prices for fuel in Ningbo were raised accordingly.
According to the State Development and Reform Commission starting from June 20 the prices of gasoline and diesel oil would be raised by 1000 and 1500 yuan per ton respectively. Meanwhile, starting from July 1, the electricity price will be raised by 0.025 yuan per kilowatt hour. The prices for liquefied gas and natural gas will remain as before. The price hikes of gasoline and diesel oil this time are the greatest in recent years. The price of gasoline Number 90 will increase from 4.83 yuan per liter to 5.63 yuan, and that of Number 93 will increase from 5.16 yuan per liter to 6.02 yuan; for gasoline number 97 it will rise from 5.45 yuan to 6.36 yuan. The diesel Number Zero will rise from 5.17 yuan to 6.09 yuan.