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Gas cylinder rises 3 % in Rio, but it is above the maximum found in a study of ANP

22/10/2013

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In High River was much lower than in the South , where prices rose 10 %

A possible speculation on the price of cooking gas canister , alerted by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels ( ANP ) last week seems to have arrived in Rio , but still , the consumer needs to be aware. According to a monthly survey by the ANP , the average value of the canister 13 pounds of Liquefied Petroleum Gas ( LPG ) rose only 3 % in Rio and 1.9 % in the capital since August . On the other hand, in a survey done by dealers in ten EXTRA River , the product price is equal to or above the maximum value of £ 47, found in the ANP survey (see table below ) .

Besides the long winter , the technical stop for equipment maintenance Henrique Lage Refinery ( Revap ) in São José dos Campos ( SP ) , which began on September 19 and caused deficiencies in distribution in some parts of the country , also motivated the alert speculation made by the agency.

According to the president of the Brazilian Association Resellers Gas LP ( Abragas ) , José Luis Rocha , the shortage has hit the southern states of the country . Still, the association did not know of abusive pricing . The rise in the region is confirmed by the survey of prices of ANP . According to the survey , in June the maximum price the cylinder in Paraná was $ 50. This month , rose to U.S. $ 55, an increase of 10 % . In Rio Grande do Sul , the maximum value was stable , but the minimum rose from R $ 31 to R $ 33.
- The stock ( in the South) is almost 100 % standard . But the consumer is not out of the product , only the dealer - Rock explained .

Readjusted gas distributors in 12 %
According to the president of the Brazilian Association Resellers Gas LP ( Abragas ) José Luis Rocha , the adjustment happened this year was the distributors for resale companies - what happens every September . In Rio , the percentage reached 12 % , which , however , can be fully passed on to consumers or not .

- This adjustment occurs more due to increased salaries and operating costs , such as fuel costs for delivery - Rock explained .

Sought, Petrobras said that the last adjustment of the refinery to distribution occurred in December 2002 , when the price increased by 7.7% . The adjustments made by distributors and dealers are not the responsibility of the state, since obey the law of the free market.

The National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels ( ANP ) said distributors and retailers are free to set prices . However , any value abusive may be terminated by the customer by telephone 0800-970-0267 and analyzed by ANP .

Take care
According to Abragas , what worries the industry now is the national strike of tankers , claiming salary increase of 16.53 % .
- Do not know how the strike will affect the supply sector .
Being a product of great need , we bet on common sense ( Strikers ) - José Luis Rocha said .





Source : Extra - online

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