Natural gas unchanged, other fuels fall

Santo Domingo.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry on Fridayposted the fuel prices for the week from July 16 to 22, when premium gasolinewill cost RD$197.40, or RD$4.30 less and regular will cost RD$181.10, or RD$3.50less per gallon.

Optimum diesel will cost RD$152.80, or RD$2.00 less; regulardiesel will cost RD$139.40, or RD$2.80 less, avtur will cost RD$100.70, or RD$2.40lower; kerosene will cost RD$123.80, or RD$2.30; while fuel oil cost RD$78.43,or RD$1.03 less per gallon.

Propane will cost RD$89.20, or RD$1.00 per gallon, whilenatural gas remains unchanged at RD$23.22 per cubic meter.

The Central Bank’s posted average exchange rate of RD$46.03per dollar was used to calculate all fuel prices.