For the week of July 17 to 23, the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and MSMEs ordered that fuels remain unchanged. Therefore, the Dominican Government will assume RD$400 million, according to a press release from the state entity.

It is recalled that premium gasoline will be sold at RD$256.20 per gallon, regular gasoline at RD$239.30 per gallon, regular diesel at RD$184.90 per gallon, and optimal diesel RD$206.40 per gallon.

Meanwhile, Avtur will maintain its price of RD$161.90 per gallon, rising RD$2.13 (the only fuel to register increases), while kerosene will be sold at RD$182.20 per gallon, Fuel Oil #6 at RD$135.40 per gallon, and Fuel Oil 1%S at RD$151.00 per gallon.

The MICM reported that Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) would be marketed at RD$127.10 per gallon and natural gas at RD$28.97 per cubic meter.

The MICM statement highlights that as of Wednesday, July 14, 2021, international oil prices remain trading above US$70.00 a barrel of WTI, setting an average this week at US$74.00, slightly lower than the previous average of US$74.56, after having traded in this same month of July at US$76.98 a barrel.