Andrew Jackson

Weekly fuel price monitoring

Source: MBIE

Notes: Importer margin and cost are stacked on the graph. Margin % is caculated by dividing Importer Margin over Importer Cost. The source contains more data points. MBIE has stopped reporting importer margin for the time being.

Regular Petrol

Pre Invasion margin

40.2%

$0.38/L

Feb 27, 2026

Current Importer margin

39%

$0.47/L

$0.09/L increase (-1.2%)

Jul 3, 2026

Adjusted retail price

$2.97/L

Jul 3, 2026

Premium Petrol 95R

Pre Invasion margin

47%

$0.45/L

Feb 27, 2026

Current Importer margin

42.1%

$0.53/L

$0.08/L increase (-4.9%)

Jul 3, 2026

Adjusted retail price

$3.11/L

Jul 3, 2026

Diesel

Pre Invasion margin

39.7%

$0.42/L

Feb 27, 2026

Current Importer margin

42.2%

$0.6/L

$0.18/L increase (2.5%)

Jul 3, 2026

Adjusted retail price

$2.5/L

Jul 3, 2026

Andrew
Jackson

  •  Creative Technologist
  •  Head of Creative Tech
  •  McCann New Zealand
  •  Tauranga/Auckland
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