In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the retail prices of petroleum products have been increased by over 5% for May 2023.
The UAE Fuel Price Committee announced the new prices on Sunday for the next month.
As per the announcing, now the retail price of Super 98 has been set at Dh3.16 per litre while Special 95 and E-Plus 91 will now cost Dh3.05 per litre and Dh2.97 per litre respectively.
Similarly, the price of diesel for the month of May 2023 has been fixed at Dh2.91 per litre.
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The revised fuel rates in UAE for May are the highest in 2023, which will push the transportation cost higher and encourage people to use public transport more often.
Retail Fuel Prices in UAE in Last 1 Year (dirhams per litre)
Month | Super 98 | Special 95 | E-Plus 92 | Diesel |
| May 2023 | Dh3.16 | Dh3.05 | Dh2.97 | Dh2.91 |
| April 2023 | Dh3.01 | Dh2.90 | Dh2.82 | Dh3.03 |
| March 2023 | Dh3.09 | Dh2.97 | Dh2.90 | Dh3.14 |
| February 2023 | Dh3.05 | Dh2.93 | Dh2.86 | Dh3.38 |
| January 2023 | Dh2.78 | Dh2.67 | Dh2.59 | Dh3.29 |
| December 2022 | Dh3.30 | Dh3.18 | Dh3.11 | Dh3.74 |
| November 2022 | Dh3.32 | Dh3.20 | Dh3.13 | Dh4.01 |
| October 2022 | Dh3.03 | Dh2.92 | Dh2.85 | Dh3.76 |
| September 2022 | Dh3.41 | Dh3.3 | Dh3.22 | Dh3.87 |
| August 2022 | Dh4.03 | Dh3.92 | Dh3.84 | Dh4.14 |
| July 2022 | Dh4.63 | Dh4.52 | Dh4.44 | Dh4.76 |
| June 2022 | Dh4.15 | Dh4.03 | Dh3.96 | Dh4.14 |
| May 2022 | Dh3.66 | Dh3.55 | Dh3.48 | Dh4.08 |
