Rosstat reports petrol price falls in 31 regions, led by Tyumen

Petrol prices fell in 31 regions from October 6 to October 12, Rosstat reported. The largest decline was in Tyumen region excluding its autonomous districts, at 8.1%.

Prices rose by 8.7% in Magadan region and 8.0% in the Jewish Autonomous Region, according to Rosstat's October 14 release.

Prices increased by 0.1% in Moscow and 0.4% in St Petersburg over the week.

The national average rouble price per litre declined from 78.73 to 78.68. AI-92 cost 74.71 roubles per litre, AI-95 cost 80.92 and AI-98 and higher grades cost 104.50.

The figures come from weekly monitoring of more than 1,800 filling stations in 280 surveyed Russian cities.