How has UK fuel price and the amount of tax changed over time? Find the data below Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA
Prices of fuel are in the DNA of the economy, not only in the global one but the day to day as well. As the discussion on rising fuel taxes are once again in the spotlight we here at the Datablog thought it was important to revisit the numbers.
Hélène Mulholland writes today:
Labour will force a Commons vote on Monday to call for a planned 3p hike in fuel duty, which is due to come into force in January, to be delayed for a second time.
But Labour's hopes that some campaigning Tory backbenchers would support its motion and rebel against the government looked set to be dashed as Conservatives hinted they had been told the government would reconsider the rise.
During the period between January and October 2012, the average price of unleaded fuel varied between £1.32 a litre (in July) to £1.42 a litre (in April).
The chart above shows six years worth of fuel data as published by the AA fuel price report. Despite some ups and downs, the chart shows how in the past six years the amount the price has gradually risen and now the UK average fuel price in litres stands at £1.38
After the announcement last month that the UK had emerged from a double dip recession it will be interesting to see what affect will that have on the governments attitude to fuel duty.
The table below shows the UK average fuel prices in litres (unleaded 95 octane) alongside the amount of tax by month. What can you do with this data?
Data summary
UK average fuel price in litres (unleaded 95 octane)
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Month, year
|
UK AVERAGE Fuel Price in litres (unleaded 95 octane)
|
Tax, pence
|
% tax
|
|
January 2006 |
89.4 |
60.43 |
67.6 |
February 2006 |
90 |
60.48 |
67.2 |
March 2006 |
90 |
60.48 |
67.2 |
April 2006 |
94.6 |
61.21 |
64.7 |
May 2006 |
96.8 |
61.56 |
63.6 |
June 2006 |
95.9 |
61.38 |
64 |
July 2006 |
97.5 |
61.62 |
63.2 |
August 2006 |
98.2 |
62.06 |
63.2 |
September 2006 |
90.3 |
60.59 |
67.1 |
October 2006 |
86.6 |
60.01 |
69.3 |
November 2006 |
86 |
59.94 |
69.7 |
December 2006 |
88.2 |
61.48 |
69.7 |
January 2007 |
87.5 |
61.43 |
70.2 |
February 2007 |
86.9 |
61.26 |
70.5 |
March 2007 |
89.5 |
61.67 |
68.9 |
April 2007 |
92.8 |
62.18 |
67 |
May 2007 |
95.9 |
62.62 |
65.3 |
June 2007 |
97 |
62.76 |
64.7 |
July 2007 |
96.7 |
62.76 |
64.9 |
August 2007 |
96.2 |
62.72 |
65.2 |
September 2007 |
95.2 |
62.55 |
65.7 |
October 2007 |
97.7 |
64.87 |
66.4 |
November 2007 |
101.5 |
65.47 |
64.5 |
December 2007 |
102.8 |
65.69 |
63.9 |
January 2008 |
104.3 |
65.92 |
63.2 |
February 2008 |
104 |
65.83 |
63.3 |
March 2008 |
106.8 |
66.22 |
62 |
April 2008 |
108.1 |
66.48 |
61.5 |
May 2008 |
112.6 |
67.11 |
59.6 |
June 2008 |
118.2 |
67.97 |
57.5 |
July 2008 |
119.5 |
68.12 |
57 |
August 2008 |
113.2 |
67.24 |
59.4 |
September 2008 |
112.9 |
67.18 |
59.5 |
October 2008 |
106.4 |
66.18 |
62.2 |
November 2008 |
94.9 |
64.44 |
67.9 |
December 2008 |
89.5 |
63.99 |
71.5 |
January 2009 |
86.6 |
63.65 |
73.5 |
February 2009 |
90.9 |
64.18 |
70.6 |
March 2009 |
90.6 |
64.14 |
70.8 |
April 2009 |
95 |
64.7 |
68.1 |
May 2009 |
97.7 |
66.92 |
68.5 |
June 2009 |
102.7 |
67.58 |
65.8 |
July 2009 |
103 |
67.67 |
65.7 |
August 2009 |
104.4 |
67.76 |
64.9 |
September 2009 |
106.3 |
70.05 |
65.9 |
October 2009 |
105.1 |
69.89 |
66.5 |
November 2009 |
108.7 |
70.33 |
64.7 |
December 2009 |
108.3 |
70.29 |
64.9 |
January 2010 |
111.8 |
72.78 |
65.1 |
February 2010 |
112.1 |
72.87 |
65 |
March 2010 |
116.1 |
73.49 |
63.3 |
April 2010 |
120.5 |
75.19 |
62.4 |
May 2010 |
121.5 |
75.33 |
62 |
June 2010 |
118.1 |
74.76 |
63.3 |
July 2010 |
117.5 |
74.73 |
63.6 |
August 2010 |
116.5 |
74.56 |
64 |
September 2010 |
115.2 |
74.3 |
64.5 |
October 2010 |
117.7 |
75.68 |
64.3 |
November 2010 |
119.1 |
75.87 |
63.7 |
December 2010 |
122.1 |
76.31 |
62.5 |
January 2011 |
128.3 |
80.32 |
62.6 |
February 2011 |
128.8 |
80.37 |
62.4 |
March 2011 |
132.9 |
81.07 |
61 |
April 2011 |
135.8 |
80.53 |
59.3 |
May 2011 |
136.9 |
80.77 |
59 |
June 2011 |
136.1 |
80.57 |
59.2 |
July 2011 |
135.6 |
80.55 |
59.4 |
August 2011 |
135.7 |
80.61 |
59.4 |
September 2011 |
135.6 |
80.55 |
59.4 |
October 2011 |
134.5 |
80.43 |
59.8 |
November 2011 |
133.7 |
80.22 |
60 |
December 2011 |
132.5 |
80.03 |
60.4 |
January 2012 |
133.5 |
80.23 |
60.1 |
February 2012 |
135 |
80.46 |
59.6 |
March 2012 |
138.5 |
81.02 |
58.5 |
April 2012 |
142.5 |
81.65 |
57.3 |
May 2012 |
138.4 |
80.96 |
58.5 |
June 2012 |
133.8 |
80.28 |
60 |
July 2012 |
132.2 |
79.98 |
60.5 |
August 2012 |
135.5 |
80.49 |
59.4 |
September 2012 |
140.2 |
81.32 |
58 |
October 2012 |
138.9 |
81.12 |
58.4 |
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