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Johannesburg - The petrol price is likely to rise in February, economist Tony Twine said on Tuesday.
"It looks like we're looking at an increase of 17c a litre
for petrol," he said.
"But things may alter on a daily basis as you have to take into
account the oil price and the exchange rate."
Diesel would rise by about 13c, said Twine.
While diesel was regulated up to the wholesale level, service
stations could make their own prices, he said.
"The two important variants - the oil price and the exchange
rate - seem to move in an offset manner.
"When the oil price is down, the rand is weaker and when the oil price is up, the rand is stronger."
He said the two variants had in the past acted as "shock
absorbers" to each other.
"The price movement of refined fuel in the past four to five
months has been soft and gentle compared to movement in the price's two drivers," Twine added.
In January, the price of Petrol 93 ULP & LRP dropped by 9c per litre while Petrol 95 ULP & LRP decreased by 6c per litre.
- Sapa