{"id":"ru-rosstat-fuel-prices-oct5-2026","canonicalSlug":"ru-rosstat-fuel-prices-oct5-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/ru-rosstat-fuel-prices-oct5-2026","language":"en","title":"Rosstat records Russia’s average petrol at RUB 78.73 a litre","summary":"The national average for diesel was RUB 86.72 per litre on 5 October, the weekly price release shows.","body":["Rosstat’s 7 October release reports national weighted-average retail prices on 5 October 2026 of RUB 78.73 per litre for motor gasoline and RUB 86.72 for diesel. The 28 September comparison values were RUB 78.50 and RUB 86.77 respectively.","By grade, AI-92 gasoline averaged RUB 74.72 per litre, AI-95 RUB 81.03, and AI-98 or higher RUB 104.32. The table also gives regional prices; these national figures should not be read as a price paid at every filling station.","For the week to 5 October, Rosstat’s price indices show gasoline at 100.3% of its 28 September level and diesel at 99.9%. The release describes weekly monitoring across more than 1,800 filling stations in 280 surveyed cities, with the national average weighted by regional consumption shares.","These are official observed retail-price statistics, not wholesale prices or a forecast. The source reports the national average and grade breakdown; local prices vary. The comparison covers 28 September to 5 October, and should not be extended to later dates without newer observations."],"keyPoints":["National average on 5 October: gasoline RUB 78.73/L; diesel RUB 86.72/L.","AI-92: RUB 74.72/L; AI-95: RUB 81.03/L; AI-98+: RUB 104.32/L.","Weekly index versus 28 September: gasoline 100.3; diesel 99.9."],"sections":[],"text":"Rosstat records Russia’s average petrol at RUB 78.73 a litre\n\nThe national average for diesel was RUB 86.72 per litre on 5 October, the weekly price release shows.\n\nNational average on 5 October: gasoline RUB 78.73/L; diesel RUB 86.72/L.\n\nAI-92: RUB 74.72/L; AI-95: RUB 81.03/L; AI-98+: RUB 104.32/L.\n\nWeekly index versus 28 September: gasoline 100.3; diesel 99.9.\n\nRosstat’s 7 October release reports national weighted-average retail prices on 5 October 2026 of RUB 78.73 per litre for motor gasoline and RUB 86.72 for diesel. The 28 September comparison values were RUB 78.50 and RUB 86.77 respectively.\n\nBy grade, AI-92 gasoline averaged RUB 74.72 per litre, AI-95 RUB 81.03, and AI-98 or higher RUB 104.32. The table also gives regional prices; these national figures should not be read as a price paid at every filling station.\n\nFor the week to 5 October, Rosstat’s price indices show gasoline at 100.3% of its 28 September level and diesel at 99.9%. The release describes weekly monitoring across more than 1,800 filling stations in 280 surveyed cities, with the national average weighted by regional consumption shares.\n\nThese are official observed retail-price statistics, not wholesale prices or a forecast. The source reports the national average and grade breakdown; local prices vary. The comparison covers 28 September to 5 October, and should not be extended to later dates without newer observations.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["commodity-prices"],"eventDate":"2026-10-07","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-publication","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-07","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"attribution":"Source: Rosstat, “Consumer prices for petroleum products, 29 September–5 October 2026” (7 October 2026). Independently paraphrased statistics; no open licence stated on release page.","checkedAt":"2026-10-09","name":"Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat)","publishedAt":"2026-10-07","url":"https://www.rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/156_07-10-2026.html"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/ru-rosstat-fuel-prices-oct5-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/ru-rosstat-fuel-prices-oct5-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/ru-rosstat-fuel-prices-oct5-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/ru-rosstat-fuel-prices-oct5-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/ru-rosstat-fuel-prices-oct5-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/ru-rosstat-fuel-prices-oct5-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/ru-rosstat-fuel-prices-oct5-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"dataKinds":["price-observation","statistical-release"],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation"],"geographies":[{"countryCode":"RU","role":"economic-scope","subdivisionCode":null}],"measurementPeriod":{"from":"2026-09-29","precision":"day","to":"2026-10-05"},"version":"1"}}