Cape Town - There will be no change in the price of all grades of petrol, the department of energy announced on Friday.
This follows an increase by 29.0 cents a litre (c/l) for 93 ULP and LRP and 31c/l for 95 ULP and LRP last month.
Diesel and illuminating paraffin will however decrease as follows:
Diesel 0.05% sulphur - 5.620c/l in wholesale price
Diesel 0.005% sulphur - 4.620c/l in wholesale price
Illuminating paraffin (wholesale) - 7.000c/l
Illuminating paraffin (SMNRP) - 10.000c/l in the single maximum national retail price (SMNRP)
The maximum retail price for LP gas will decrease by 12.000c/kg.
Affecting the price adjustments were a strengthening in the rand/dollar exchange rates in the review period June 27 to July 31 from R10.6761/$ to R10.6609/$.