Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $3.98, Nicaragua $3.62, Honduras $3.39, El Salvador $3.06, Guatemala $3.04 and Panama $2.88.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
The current reference prices present their third consecutive decline in gasoline prices and without any variation for low-sulfur diesel, this is because of the trade conflict between the United States and China, the largest consumers of oil and derivatives worldwide. On September 1, both nations-imposed tariffs on different products, the U.S. country for a value of US$300 billion, while China imposed tariffs of US$75 billion on different products, which highlights the 5% tax on oil and its derivatives. Because of these measures, international prices tended to fall, for fear of a fall in world demand.
From January to July 2019, 673 million gallons of fuel were sold, 3% more than the 653 million gallons reported during the same period in 2018.
The figures of the General Comptroller of the Republic report that during the first seven months of 2019 the consumption of gasoline in the country, which includes the 91 and 95 octane, totaled 195 million gallons, 2% more than in the same period of the previous year.
In Guatemala, tenders are held for the supply of diesel fuel and gasoline for machinery, equipment, vehicles and vessels, owned by the Empresa Portuaria Nacional Santo Tomas de Castilla.
Guatemala Government Purchase 10922113:
"Detail of the required product:
-1. 500.000 Gallons of Diesel Fuel (Technical Specifications and Characteristics: Cetane Index -D-976- 45 Min.
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.44, Nicaragua $3.61, Honduras $3.44, El Salvador $3.12, Guatemala $3.09 and Panama $2.93.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador statement:
The reference prices for gasoline and diesel add their second consecutive decline for the current fortnight, the reductions are because of increases in production and refining by U.S.
Because of the political and economic crisis affecting the country, diesel consumption in Nicaragua is reported to have fallen 5.3% between January and May compared to the same period in 2018.
Statistics of hydrocarbon sales of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) during the first five months of 2019 the consumption of super gasoline reported a 2.5% decrease compared to the same period last year, and in the case of regular gasoline registered a slight increase of 0.3% for the periods concerned.
In the first six months of 2019, Panama sold 577 million gallons of fuel, 2% more than the 563 million gallons reported in the same period in 2018.
According to data published by the General Comptroller of the Republic, it is reported that during the first six months of 2019 the consumption of gasoline in the country, which includes 91 and 95 octane, totaled 167 million gallons, 2% more than in the same period last year.
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.12, Nicaragua $3.82, Honduras $3.44, El Salvador $3.29, Guatemala $3.22 and Panama $3.04.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador statement:
The reference prices for gasoline and diesel show increases in this fortnight, because of the shortage presented by the United States in oil reserves by 10.8 million barrels according to the weekly report of the IEA.
Because of the fact that in the first six months of the year Guatemala's oil bill totaled $1,440 million, 6% more than what was reported in the same period in 2018, businessmen in the sector project a rise in sales at the end of 2019.
Figures from the General Directorate of Hydrocarbons (DGH) of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), specify that between the first half of 2018 and the same period of 2019, the amount of the oil bill, which includes the cost of importing oil derivatives such as gasoline, diesel, bunker, asphalt, kerosine, butane, gas, petcoke, among others, increased by $78 million, going from $1,362 million to $1,440 million.
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.12, Nicaragua $3.82, Honduras $3.44, El Salvador $3.29, Guatemala $3.22 and Panama $3.04.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
The current increases in liquid fuels (gasoline and diesel) are influenced by the decrease in the extraction of oil and processing of derivatives. In the last two weeks the IEA reported a reduction in reserves of 10.58 million barrels of oil and a reduction of 3.03 million barrels of gasoline, generating uncertainty in the international market, reflected in rising prices.
In the first five months of 2019, 486 million gallons of fuel were sold, 3% more than the 472 million gallons reported in the same period in 2018.
The most recent report published by the General Comptroller of the Republic details that during the first five months of 2019 the consumption of gasoline in the country, which includes 91 and 95 octanes, reached 140 million gallons, 2.4% more than in the same period last year.
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.25, Nicaragua $3.68, Honduras $3.59, El Salvador $3.21, Guatemala $3.18 and Panama $3.14.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador statement:
The reference prices for gasoline and diesel are experiencing important reductions in their prices again, because of the good production moment that the U.S.
In the first four months of 2019, 389 million gallons of fuel were sold in Panama, 4% more than the 373 million gallons reported during the same period in 2018.
The latest data published by the General Comptroller of the Republic detail that during the first four months of 2019 the consumption of gasoline in the country, which includes 91 and 95 octanes, totaled 111 million gallons, 3.2% more than in the same period last year.
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.27, Nicaragua $3.87, Honduras $3.66, El Salvador $3.34, Guatemala $3.28 and Panama $3.14.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador statement:
The current downward trend in all petroleum products is because during the last half of May the IEA reported that gasoline reserves experienced a 4.8-million-barrel growth, providing stability to the demand for this product.
In the Dominican Republic, the National Army tenders the supply of fuel in bulk and other petroleum derivatives for the supply of the institution's fleet.
Dominican Republic Government Purchase EN-CCC-LPN-2019-0002:
"The objective is to supply A-Granel fuel, in tickets and other petroleum products, in order to supply the fleets of vehicles, electrical plants and other equipment of the different brigades and units making up the Army of the Dominican Republic, with the purpose of enabling them to carry out the missions of the services in an efficient manner during the current year.
Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.26, Nicaragua $3.89, Honduras $3.72, El Salvador $3.42, Guatemala $3.38 and Panama $3.29.
From the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador statement:
The current reference prices reflect a downward trend, because during the first weeks of May, reserves of gasoline and distillates show minimal reductions, this has allowed prices to be more stable compared to the previous month, since the first half of May gasoline reported a 790,000-barrel decrease, while in April for the first half reported a 10.6-million-barrel reduction. Regarding diesel distillates, during the first fortnight of May a 1.4-million-barrel decrease was reported, while for the first fortnight of April it was 2.5 million barrels, a less marked difference, which affects the price of low-sulfur diesel for the next fortnight.