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17.12.2015
Today the Bundeskartellamt published its second annual report on the work of the Market Transparency Unit for Fuels.
Andreas Mundt, President of the Bundeskartellamt: "Even in times of low fuel prices, motorists can still save money by comparing prices and refuelling at a cheap petrol station. Above all, it is worth keeping an eye on the times of day where prices usually drop. So far this has almost always been late afternoon."
The key findings from the report are:
In its report the Bundeskartellamt evaluated fuel prices throughout Germany for the period from 1 December 2014 to 31 May 2015. In some cases later reference periods and points in time were examined. The report provides more detailed price analyses for the cities of Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart.
The Market Transparency Unit for Fuels commenced its normal operation on 1 December 2013. It collects price data from approx.14,650 petrol stations in Germany.
The Market Transparency Unit does not itself offer price information to interested citizens but forwards information on price changes to consumer information services in a very short space of time. Motorists can call up the information from a number of information service providers, both online and via mobile apps.
The Unit's annual report (in German) can be found on the Bundeskartellamt's website where you will also find further Information on the Market Transparency Unit for Fuels and a list of the consumer information services admitted to the system.