Government lowers RD$5.00 and RD$3.00 on gasoline and diesel

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs (MICM) reported that there will be price reductions of RD$5.00 pesos for regular gasoline and diesel, and RD$3.00 for premium gasoline and optimal diesel, through a subsidy of RD$424.53 million, for the week of July 4 to 10, 2026.

The largest decreases occur in diesel and regular gasoline, because they are the fuels most used by the passenger and cargo transport sector, thus protecting the population with lower economic capacity. Fuel oil #6 also drops by about RD$4.50 and fuel oil #1 by RD$2.93.

Meanwhile, the cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), the main fuel used by Dominican households, remains unchanged, having been frozen for a year despite price instability due to the Middle East conflict that began in February 2026.

Since the beginning of the conflict, the refiner’s margin or (Crack Spread) went from US$37.29 per barrel of diesel at the end of February to US$62.64 per barrel at the end of June. Meanwhile, for gasoline, it went from US$24.67 to US$52.19 per barrel.

In other words, the refiner margin per barrel of gasoline has risen by US$25.35 in the last four months, and by US$27.52 for diesel, and has remained at those levels.

Under the Import Parity model, the country buys the finished product at these volatile international prices. The Dominican Republic only refines about 20% of what its market consumes.

For the week of July 4 to July 10, 2026, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs mandates that fuels be sold at the following prices:

Premium gasoline will be sold at RD$338.10 per gallon, down RD$3.00.

Regular Gasoline                            RD$305.50 per gallon        down RD$5.00.

Regular Diesel RD$257.80 per gallon down RD$5.00.

Optimum Diesel                            RD$290.10 per gallon         down RD$3.00.

Avtur                                         RD$238.03 per gallon         up RD$6.25.

Kerosene                                    RD$272.80 per gallon         up RD$6.90.

Fuel Oil #6                                 RD$152.36 per gallon         down RD$4.50.

Fuel Oil 1%S                              RD$177.86 per gallon         down RD$2.93.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) RD$137.20 per gallon maintains its price.

Natural Gas                                RD$43.97 per m3              maintains its price.

The average weekly exchange rate is RD$60.00, according to the daily publications of the Central Bank.