In September 2026, the price of fuels and lubricants for personal transport in the EU increased by 31.4% compared with September 2025. This followed the year-on-year increases of 16.9% in July and 23.8% in August.
September annual increases were higher than those in July and August 2026 in 26 EU countries.
In September 2026, compared with September 2025, 3 EU countries recorded price increases higher than 40%, namely Bulgaria (+42.2%), Estonia (+40.6%) and Lithuania (+40.2%). Another 12 EU countries registered increases higher than 30%, ranging from +37.5% in Czechia and +30.3% in Portugal. The lowest price increase was recorded in Hungary (+6.9%), followed at a distance by Ireland (+17.7%) and Sweden (+19.9%).
Source dataset: prc_hicp_minr
Diesel prices up 5.9%, petrol up 6.7% compared with August 2026
On a monthly basis, in September 2026, EU consumers saw diesel prices increase by 5.9% and petrol by 6.7%, compared with the previous month. In August 2026, diesel prices increased by 8.3%, and petrol by 3.3% relative to July 2026.
Between August and September 2026, diesel prices increased in 26 EU countries. The highest increases were registered in Sweden (+12.8%), Latvia (+10.3%) and Poland (+9.7%). The lowest increases were in Spain (+2.4%), Croatia (+2.5%) and Romania (+3.0%).
When it comes to petrol prices, 26 countries also recorded increases in prices between August and September 2026. The largest increases were in Sweden (+13.8%), Poland (+9.7%) and Estonia (+9.5%), while the smallest were in Cyprus (+3.8%), Romania (+4.2%) and Slovenia (+4.6%).
Source dataset: prc_hicp_minr
