Diesel, ultra-low sulphur · per litre · 1981 Verified
What this series measures changed. ONS changed what this series measures in February 2000: earlier figures price Derv, later ones ultra-low sulphur diesel. The two ran level across the switch, so the history is continuous — but a comparison spanning February 2000 is not strictly like-for-like.
35pin June 1981 — about £1.94 in today's money.
- Price in 198135p
- Same money today£1.94
- Estimated price today · projected from January 2025£1.56
- Change since 1981+344%
Price history
Record & method
This is an observed price. The Office for National Statistics recorded it in June 1981; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- Office for National Statistics (ONS), dataset MM23. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Series title
- RPI: Ave price - Ultra low sulphur diesel, per litre (Derv prior to Feb 2000)
- Series
- CZML
- Observed
- June 1981
- Coverage
- January 1977 – January 2025
- Adjusted by
- CDKO · 295.8 → 1638.4 (May 2026)
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0