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China to lower fuel prices by 3%, 1st cut this year

China to lower fuel prices by 3%, 1st cut this year

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Beijing: China will cut retail ceiling prices for gasoline and diesel by about 3% from Sunday, the first price cut this year, taking prices off record highs at a time when headline inflation eased from three-year highs.

Citing the National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s macro policy maker, official news agency Xinhua said the price cut would be ¥300 per ($47) per tonne, confirming an earlier industry report.

According to C1 Energy, which closely tracks the basket of crudes - Dubai, Brent and Cinta - global oil had fallen 4.09% during the 22-day cycle by 7 Oct.

China last changed prices on 7 April, with a hike of around 5%, which brought prices to record levels.

The price cut, announced the first day government offices returned from a seven-day national holiday, came after China’s inflation pulled back to 6.2% in August from a three-year high of 6.5% in July and is widely expected to cool steadily for the rest of the year.

The modest price cut may help lift fuel demand in the world’s second-largest oil user, which appears on track to deliver annual growth of around 6% this year.

The International Energy Agency last month pegged China’s oil demand growth at 527,000 barrels per day this year, contributing more than half of the world’s incremental demand.

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Published: 08 Oct 2011, 04:06 PM IST
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