Morocco: fuel prices soar (and it’s not an April Fool’s joke)

This revision, which took effect at 12:01 am, has increased the price of diesel by 1.70 dirhams, while unleaded Super gasoline has gone up by 1.57 dirhams. Concretely, diesel, which was trading around 12.80 dirhams after the shock of mid-March, is now approaching 14.50 dirhams. As for gasoline, it has crossed the symbolic threshold of 15.50 dirhams per liter. Although these levels remain indicative and subject to the commercial policies of the various distribution networks, the fever is general.

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The Strait of Hormuz and geopolitical shocks in the Middle East are now dictating the pace of the Kingdom’s energy bills. In a system of prices indexed to international prices of refined products, the instability of strategic supply routes is mechanically reflected in an immediate impact at the local level. This extreme volatility in global markets leaves little respite for national structures, whose dependence on imports remains total.

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For households, already strained by previous increases, this new deduction from purchasing power raises fears of a domino effect on the entire logistics chain. The transport of goods and food distribution could quickly incorporate these additional costs, fueling an inflationary spiral that the authorities are trying to closely monitor. For the time being, the final consumer, whose resilience is once again put to the test, remains the adjustment variable.