Fall in diesel will have an impact of 0.01 percentage point on April's IPCA, analysts say

According to economists, the drop in the price of diesel announced by Petrobras this Monday will have little direct influence on the IPCA. The estimate is for a change of -0.01 percentage point (pp) in the index. Exclusive subject for subscribers. For full access, access the link to the article and register.

Petrobras announced, this Monday, the 31st, a reduction in the price of diesel at distributors, with a decrease of R$ 0.17 per liter, which will start to take effect as of this Tuesday, the 1st. With this change, the average price of diesel A will fall to R$ 3.55 per liter, which represents a drop of 4.78%. According to the company, this reduction directly impacts diesel B, sold at gas stations, which is composed of 86% of diesel A and 14% of bi…

The president of Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, announced a 4.6% reduction in the price of diesel charged at the state refineries this Monday (31). According to Magda, this is equivalent to a reduction of R$ 0.17 per liter of diesel A. As a result, the average price of Petrobras diesel A fell from R$ 3.72 to R$ 3.55 per liter starting this Monday. This reduction in the price of diesel comes 59 days after an increase of 6.29% (R$ 0.22 per liter) at…

The government announced that starting in April, the price of diesel oil will suffer a fall of 1.5%, while the price of gasoline will remain unchanged for at least the next two months. This was confirmed this Monday by the Minister of Industry, Fernanda Cardona. Cardona explained that, based on the reports received, the decision was made to reduce the price of diesel oil, while the naphtha will not be increased. “The naphtha will not rise and th…