The prices of both fuels will both go up by 100 yuan (about 14.3 U.S. dollars) per tonne, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.
This is the second hike in fuel prices this year. The gasoline price was raised by 120 yuan per tonne on June 29, while that of diesel went up by 110 yuan per tonne.
Under the current pricing mechanism, China will adjust domestic prices of refined oil products when international crude prices translate into a change of more than 50 yuan per tonne for gasoline and diesel over a period of 10 working days, but will not do so if the international prices go below the floor of 40 U.S. dollars or above the ceiling of 130 U.S. dollars a barrel.
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