With the beginning of spring, a weekly increase in gas prices in Russia accelerated

Average consumer prices for
gasoline in Russia from February 28 to March 6 grew by 0.2%,
Reported Rosstat on Friday.

The previous four weeks of gasoline prices grew 0.1% per week.
Diesel fuel prices are stable for the second week in a row. Year to date
Gasoline rose by 1.6%, diesel fuel - by 2.6%, Interfax notes.

Over the past week in 48 centers of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation
There was an increase in gas prices, most of all prices increased in Tver,
Salekhard, Krasnoyarsk and Ufa - by 0.6%. Reducing gas prices
Fixed in Kyzyl - by 0.6% and Chita - by 0.2%.

In Moscow and St. Petersburg last week gasoline prices
increased by 0.3%. In Moscow, gasoline of the AI-92 brand (AI-93, etc.) could
purchase at a price from 34.40 to 37.30 rubles. per liter, brands AI -95 and above -
from 37.90 to 41.40 rubles. In St. Petersburg, gasoline AI-92 (AI-93 and
T.P.) cost from 35.00 to 36.39 rubles, brands AI -95 and above - from 38.30 to 40.44 rubles. per liter.

The cost of a liter of gasoline on average for the Russian Federation for March 6 amounted to 37.02
ruble. Diesel fuel on March 6 cost an average of 37.65 rubles per liter.